SOLUTION: A classic deck of cards is made up of 52 cards, 26 are black, 26 are red. Each color is split into 2 suits of 13 cards each (clubs and spades are black and hearts and diamonds ar

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Question 1182450: A classic deck of cards is made up of 52 cards, 26 are black, 26 are red.
Each color is split into 2 suits of 13 cards each (clubs and spades are black and hearts and diamonds are red).
Each suit is split into 13 individual cards (Ace, 2-10, Jack, Queen, and King).
If you select a card at random, what is the probabilty of getting:
1. A(n) 2 of Spades = 1/52
2. A spade or Heart = 1/2
3. A number smaller than 10 (counting the ace as a 1?
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Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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This is A/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9, and four suits makes it 36/52 or 9/13.