document.write( "Question 492999: A card is selected from a standard deck of 52 playing cards. A standard deck of cards has 12 face cards and four Aces (Aces are not face cards). Find the probability of selecting
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document.write( "• an even number ten or less given the card is a not a heart.
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document.write( "• a five given the card is a face card.
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document.write( "• an Ace, given that the card is red.
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document.write( "I am having trouble figuring out the process of coming up with the answers to these questions. could someone please show me how to work these problems out? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #335267 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "A card is selected from a standard deck of 52 playing cards. A standard deck of cards has 12 face cards and four Aces (Aces are not face cards). Find the probability of selecting \n" ); document.write( "• an even number ten or less given the card is a not a heart. \n" ); document.write( "Ans = P(even <= 10 AND not heart)/P(not heart) \n" ); document.write( "= (3*4/52)/(3/4) \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "= (3/13)/(3/4) \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "= 4/13 \n" ); document.write( "---------------- \n" ); document.write( "• a five given the card is a face card. \n" ); document.write( "Ans = P(5 and a face card)/P(face card) = (0/52)/(12/52) = 0 \n" ); document.write( "---------------- \n" ); document.write( "• an Ace, given that the card is red. \n" ); document.write( "Ans = P(ace and red)/P(red) = (2/52)/(26/52) = 1/13 \n" ); document.write( "====================================================== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |