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document.write( "A card is selected at random from a deck of 52 cards. What are the odds in favorof the card being a black jack?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(black jack) = 2/52 = 1/26<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(not a black jack) = 25/26<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Odds in favor of black jack = (1/26)/(25/26) = 1:25<BR>\n" );
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