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In a standard deck of cards all even numbers are removed. What is the probability that you will get a number divisible by 3 from the remaining cards?

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Answer: In a standard deck of cards, there are 4 suits (hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades) and 13 ranks (Ace, 2, 3, ..., 10, Jack, Queen, and King).

When all even numbers are removed, the remaining cards are the odd numbers (Ace, 3, 5, 7, 9) and the face cards (Jack, Queen, and King).

To find the probability of getting a number divisible by 3 from the remaining cards, we need to count the number of cards that are divisible by 3 (3, 9) and divide it by the total number of remaining cards.

Number of cards divisible by 3 = 2 (3 and 9)

Total number of remaining cards = 5 (Ace, 3, 5, 7, 9)

Probability = (Number of cards divisible by 3) / (Total number of remaining cards)

Probability = 2 / 5

Therefore, the probability of getting a number divisible by 3 from the remaining cards is 2/5 or 0.4.

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