SOLUTION: a card is taken out from a deck of 52 cards.what is the probability that the card that is taken out is in the multiple of three?

Question 418557: a card is taken out from a deck of 52 cards.what is the probability that the card that is taken out is in the multiple of three?
Found 2 solutions by robertb, richard1234:
Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
12/52 = 3/13
Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The suit does not matter, nor does it affect the probability since the number of cards is not important, it's the ratio. This is equivalent to finding the number of multiples of 3 out of one suit.

There are three multiples of 3 (3, 6, 9) out of 13 cards. Hence, the probability is 3/13.
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