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A card is drawn from a standard 52 card deck.What is the probability that the card is a red 8, given that the card is an 8?

A.1/13
B.1/8
C.1/4
D.1/2

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Answer:D

Explanation:

You know that the card picked is an 8, so forget the rest of the deck (they are trying to trick you into thinking it is 2 cards out of 52 cards). So there are 4 8's in a deck. 2 are red, 2 are black. You have a 2/4 chance of pulling a red. 2/4 = 1/2

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