SOLUTION: One card is selected randomly from a standard 52-card deck. A. What is the probability of drawing a spade? B. What is the odds against drawing a spade?

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Question 997860: One card is selected randomly from a standard 52-card deck.
A. What is the probability of drawing a spade?
B. What is the odds against drawing a spade?

Answer by fractalier(6550)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A) 13 spades out of 52 cards = 13/52 = 1/4
B) 39 non-spades out of 52 cards = 39/52 = 3/4

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