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a card is picked at random from a pack of 52 playing cards find the probability of not getting a spade.​

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Since there are 13 spades in a deck of 52 cards, the probability of not getting a spade would be 52/52 - 13/52 which is 3/4. If the question does not tell you which form to put it in, leave it as a fraction but if it wants it as a percentage, the answer would be 75%
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Answer:

3/4

Explanation:

In a pack of 52 cards, there are 13 spades and the remaining is 39 are not spades.

Therefore, probability of drawing a card that is not getting a spade is = 39/52 i.e. 3/4

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