document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1199507>Question 1199507</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> After removing all of the diamonds from a deck of cards, you are left with a 39 card deck with Hearts, Clubs, and Spades. Answer the following questions assuming that after each draw of a card, that card is returned to this deck and reshuffled.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the probability (in decimal, not fraction) of drawing a spade OR a black card? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "26 of the remaining 39 cards are black; and that includes the spades.  So the probability of getting spade or black is just the probability of getting black.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 26/39 = 2/3<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can do the conversion to decimal form....<br><BR>\n" );
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