Question

You and a friend are playing a card game. You draw a card from a standard deck of 52 cards. Your friend gives you two choices of games to play. Game A: pay $4 and if you draw a card that is worth 9 or more, you will win double your money. Game B: pay $2 and if you draw a card that is a heart, you will win $3. Which game should you play? NOTE: Face cards and ace count as 10 points. Explain using complete sentences.

Answer 1

if there are 13 heart cards in total and there are 20 cards that have a value above 9, your odds are better for game a.