SOLUTION: One card is selected at random from a deck of cards. Determine the probability that the card selected is a diamond.

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Question 530215: One card is selected at random from a deck of cards. Determine the probability that the card selected is a diamond.
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, oberobic:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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P(Diamond) = (# of diamonds)/(# of cards total)


P(Diamond) = 13/52


P(Diamond) = 1/4

Answer by oberobic(2304) About Me  (Show Source):
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Assume there are 52 cards in the deck.
13 of these are diamonds.
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There are 13 favorable outcomes.
There are 52 possible outcomes.
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13/52 = 1/4 = 25%
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Done.