document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1154600>Question 1154600</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> suppose that a single card is selected from a standard 52 card deck. what is the probability that the card drawn is a spade? now suppose that a single card is drawn from a standard 52 card deck, but it is told that the card is black. what is the probability that the card drawn is a spade?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(a) P(spade) = (# of spades) / (number of cards in deck) = 13/52 = 1/4<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) P(spade) = (# of spades) / (number of black cards) = 13/26 = 1/2<br><BR>\n" );
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