document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=624068>Question 624068</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a card is picked at random from a standard deck of 52 playing cards. Find the odds that it is not a heart? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #392522 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=392522\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are 13 hearts.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Probability that it is a heart is 13/52 = 1/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Probability that it is not a heart is 39/52 = 3/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Odds against it being a heart is 3/4 to 1/4 or 3 to 1<BR>\n" );
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