document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=298925>Question 298925</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For the experiment of drawing a single card from a standard 52-card deck, find (a) the probability, and (b) the odds in favor, of each event.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1) Not an ace<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) Club or heart<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) Not a heart or a seven  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I'll do the 1st two:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1) Not an ace<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(no ace) = 48/52;P(ace) = 4/52<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Odds in favor of = [P(no ace)]/[P(ace)] = 48/4 = 12:1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2) Club or heart<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(c or h) = P(c) + P(h) = 1/4 + 1/4 = 1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(no c or h) = 1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "odds in favor: = P(c or h)/P(no c or h) = 1/2 / 1/2 = 1:1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(3) Not a heart or a seven<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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