SOLUTION: Find the probability for the experiment of selecting one card from a standard deck of 52 playing cards. The card is a black card.

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Question 1180409: Find the probability for the experiment of selecting one card from a standard deck of 52 playing cards.
The card is a black card.
Answer by math_helper(2461) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are 52 total cards.
How many black cards are there? Call this number A.

Then calculate P = A/52

Your intuition should also tell you what the answer is, especially after you've reduced the fraction to lowest terms.