SOLUTION: one card is selected at random from a deck of cards. what is the probability the card selected is a red card and a black card?

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Question 679249: one card is selected at random from a deck of cards. what is the probability the card selected is a red card and a black card?

Found 3 solutions by checkley79, garcia_marina, lenny460:
Answer by checkley79(3341)   (Show Source):
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There are 26 cards of eac color.
Therefore there are 26/52 chances of selecting each collor.
26/52=.50=50% probability.

Answer by garcia_marina(3)   (Show Source):
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The answer is 0 since you cannot get a card that is red and black at the same time.

Answer by lenny460(1073)   (Show Source):
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one card is selected at random from a deck of cards. what is the probability the card selected is a red card and a black card?

Zero (0). You cannot select a red card and a black card
at the same time.