document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=232531>Question 232531</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the odds in favor of not getting an ace in a standard 52-card deck? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "odds in favor of = P(not getting ace)/P(getting ace) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "= (48/52)/(4/52) = 48/4 = 12/1 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Odds in favor of not getting an ace are 12:1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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