SOLUTION: A deck of cards contains 52 cards. These cards consist of four suits (hearts, spades, clubs, and diamonds) of each of the following: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, jack, queen, king,

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Question 1110763: A deck of cards contains 52 cards. These cards consist of four suits (hearts, spades, clubs, and diamonds) of each of the following: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, jack, queen, king, and ace. If a card is chosen from a deck of cards, find the probability of each event.
Selecting the ace of hearts
a.4/13
b. 1/13
c.1/52
d.1/26
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How many ace of hearts are there in a deck of 52 cards? 1
P(ace of hearts) = 1/52
In general, probability of event A = (number of ways A can happen) / (number of possible outcomes)
Be sure to understand this, it is about as simple as probability problems get.