document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=850608>Question 850608</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An experiment consists of choosing one card from a standard deck and then replacing it. The experiment was done several times and the results are :8 hearts, 8 diamonds, 6 spades, and 6 clubs. Find the experimental probability that a card is red <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #512256 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=512256\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a standard deck, the red cards are hearts and diamonds. There are \"8 hearts, 8 diamonds\", so 8+8 = 16 red cards.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are \"8 hearts, 8 diamonds, 6 spades, and 6 clubs\", so 8+8+6+6 = 28 cards total\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The experimental probability is the number of things we want over the number of things total, so...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "experimental probability = (# of things we want)/(# of things total)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "experimental probability that card is red = (# of red cards)/(# of cards total)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "experimental probability that card is red  = 16/28\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "experimental probability that card is red  = 4/7 ... make sure to reduce all fractions\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the answer is <font color=\"red\">4/7</font> </SPAN>\n" );
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