document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=449244>Question 449244</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 	A standard deck of cards has four suits: hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades.  Each suit has 13 cards composed of: ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, jack, queen, king.  Hearts and diamonds are red; clubs and spades are black.  If one card id randomly selected,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a)	What is the probability that the card is red, given that the card selected is a heart? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "b)	What is the probability that the card selected is neither an ace nor a jack? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) What is the probability that the card is red, given that the card selected is a heart? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(red | heart) = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Why?  All hearts are red.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) What is the probability that the card selected is neither an ace nor a jack?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(not ace and not jack)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are 4 aces and there are 4 jacks<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That leaves 44 cards that are not ace and not jack.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: 44/52 = 11/13<BR>\n" );
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