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Question 265756: suppose you draw a card from a well shuffled pack of playing cards what is the probability the card you draw will be an ace
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20054)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
4 aces out of 52 cards

So the probability that you will draw an ace is 
which reduces to 

which means that on the average if you do this every day then
about every 13 days you'll draw an ACE.

Edwin
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