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leah has 12 cards, each with a shape on it, she takes a card at random what is the probability that leah takes a card with a star on it

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Answer:

1/12

Explanation:

There are a total of 12 cards, each having one shape.

Assuming each card has a different shape, only 1 card will have a star on it.

Our new question is: what is the chance that Leah takes 1 specific card out of 12?

The answer: 1/12

As there is 1 star per 12 cards.

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