document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=662996>Question 662996</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "picking an ace or a ten from a standard deck of 52 cards<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "picking a red marble from a bag containg 20 white marbles, 8 blue, and 2 red.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "My homework is based on questions like these, so if someone helps answer them i may be able to figure out the rest. i looked on the note sheet i have to help explain but i still don't understand, it's very hard for my to understand algerbra. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "one example i wrote down is: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "   what are the odds against drawing a diamond from a standard 52 card deck. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "so it's 52/4 = 13 diamonds in a deck,  number of unfavorable outcomes/number of favorable outcomes = 39/13=3/1. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "i can understand the begining but where did the 39 come from? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "please help. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #412581 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lynnlo><B>lynnlo(4176)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lynnlo><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=412581\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 4 divided by 52=13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13cards from a deck of 52 =39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13+39=52 </SPAN>\n" );
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