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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A card is selected at random from a deck of 52 cards. What are the odds in favor of the card being a jack? State answer in ratio format (1 to 1)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "probability of card being jack P(A) = 4/52 = 1/13 \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "P'(A) = 12/13 \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "odds in favor = P(A) / P'(A) = 1/12\r
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