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A single card is chosen at random from a standard 52-card deck. What are the odds against it being a red queen?
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A single card is chosen at random from a standard 52-card deck. What are the odds against it being a red queen?
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Question 370630: How do you solve:
A single card is chosen at random from a standard 52-card deck. What are the odds against it being a red queen?
Thank you! Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source):
There are two red queens in a standard 52 card deck, so the probability of selecting a red queen is . That means there are 25 ways that it doesn't happen and 1 way that it does happen. The odds against are then 25:1.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
