document.write( "Question 1186527: In a standard deck of playing cards, there are 52 total cards. Half of the cards
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In a standard deck of playing cards, there are 52 total cards.
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document.write( "A♥   2♥   3♥   4♥   5♥   6♥   7♥   8♥  9♥  10♥  J♥  Q♥  K♥ \r\n" );
document.write( "A♦   2♦   3♦   4♦   5♦   6♦   7♦   8♦  9♦  10♦  J♦  Q♦  K♦\r\n" );
document.write( "A♠   2♠   3♠   4♠   5♠   6♠   7♠   8♠  9♠  10♠  J♠  Q♠  K♠  \r\n" );
document.write( "A♣   2♣   3♣   4♣   5♣   6♣   7♣   8♣  9♣  10♣  J♣  Q♣  K♣

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document.write( "A♥   2♥   3♥   4♥   5♥   6♥   7♥   8♥  9♥  10♥  J♥  Q♥  K♥ \r\n" );
document.write( "A♦   2♦   3♦   4♦   5♦   6♦   7♦   8♦  9♦  10♦  J♦  Q♦  K♦

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document.write( "A♠   2♠   3♠   4♠   5♠   6♠   7♠   8♠  9♠  10♠  J♠  Q♠  K♠  \r\n" );
document.write( "A♣   2♣   3♣   4♣   5♣   6♣   7♣   8♣  9♣  10♣  J♣  Q♣  K♣

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document.write( "two of which are red aces.
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document.write( "What is the probability that a randomly-chosen card from a standard deck of
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document.write( "It will be one of these 28 cards:
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document.write( "A♥   2♥   3♥   4♥   5♥   6♥   7♥   8♥  9♥  10♥  J♥  Q♥  K♥ \r\n" );
document.write( "A♦   2♦   3♦   4♦   5♦   6♦   7♦   8♦  9♦  10♦  J♦  Q♦  K♦\r\n" );
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document.write( "out of these 52 cards:\r\n" );
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document.write( "A♥   2♥   3♥   4♥   5♥   6♥   7♥   8♥  9♥  10♥  J♥  Q♥  K♥ \r\n" );
document.write( "A♦   2♦   3♦   4♦   5♦   6♦   7♦   8♦  9♦  10♦  J♦  Q♦  K♦\r\n" );
document.write( "A♠   2♠   3♠   4♠   5♠   6♠   7♠   8♠  9♠  10♠  J♠  Q♠  K♠  \r\n" );
document.write( "A♣   2♣   3♣   4♣   5♣   6♣   7♣   8♣  9♣  10♣  J♣  Q♣  K♣ \r\n" );
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document.write( "So the probability is '28 out of 52', so we make this fraction: 28/52, and\r\n" );
document.write( "reduce it to 7/13, which is the answer.

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document.write( "Edwin
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