SOLUTION: Please help me solve this problem. A card is selected at random from a deck of 52 cards. What are the odds in favorof the card being a black jack?

Question 401090: Please help me solve this problem.

A card is selected at random from a deck of 52 cards. What are the odds in favorof the card being a black jack?

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A card is selected at random from a deck of 52 cards. What are the odds in favorof the card being a black jack?

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P(black jack) = 2/52 = 1/26
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P(not a black jack) = 25/26
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Odds in favor of black jack = (1/26)/(25/26) = 1:25
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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