SOLUTION: suppose you draw a card from a well-shuffled dec of 52 cards. What is the probability of drawing a black picture card.

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Question 188702: suppose you draw a card from a well-shuffled dec of 52 cards. What is the probability of drawing a black picture card.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Note: there are 52 cards total and 26 black cards (13 spades and 13 clubs)

P(black card) = # of black cards / # of cards total = 26/52=1/2


So the probability is 1%2F2 which in decimal form is 0.5 which is a 50% chance.