document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=348612>Question 348612</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need help with this one: When selecting a card from a regular deck of 52 playing cards, what is the probability that the card is not a king AND not a spade. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I have tried to go about it while taking out all of the kings and all of the rest of the spades which adds up to 12 spades minus the king. I am having problems with the rest of the computation.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I have tried to go about it while taking out all of the kings and all of the rest of the spades which adds up to 12 spades minus the king. I am having problems with the rest of the computation. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of cards that are not a king and not a spade.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 39 cards that are not spades.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are 9 kings among the 39 cards.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That leaves 30 cards that are not spade and not king.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(select a not king and not spade card) = 30/52<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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