SOLUTION: what are the odds that the card is not the ace of spades?

Question 397044: what are the odds that the card is not the ace of spades?
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, richard1234:
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
what are the odds that the card is not the ace of spades?
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P(it is an ace) = 1/4
P(it is not an ace) = 3/4
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odds it is not an ace = (3/4)/(1/4) = 3:1
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There is one ace of spades in the deck, out of 52 cards. The probability of drawing a card that is not the ace of spades is 1 - (1/52) = 51/52.
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