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Question 187205This question is from textbook Survey of Mathematics w/ Applications expanded edition
: One card is selected at random from a standard 52-card deck of playing cards. Find the probability that the card selected is not a spade. This question is from textbook Survey of Mathematics w/ Applications expanded edition

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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One card is selected at random from a standard 52-card deck of playing cards. Find the probability that the card selected is not a spade.
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13 cards are spades ; 39 cards are not spades
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P(not space) = 39/52 = 3/4
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Stan H.