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A single card is chosen at random from a standard 52-card deck. What are the odds against it being a red queen?
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Answer by solver91311(24713)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


There are two red queens in a standard 52 card deck, so the probability of selecting a red queen is . That means there are 25 ways that it doesn't happen and 1 way that it does happen. The odds against are then 25:1.


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