SOLUTION: What are the odds in favor of drawing a spade from an ordinary deck of cards?

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Question 619353: What are the odds in favor of drawing a spade from an ordinary deck of cards?
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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52 cards and 13 spades in the deck.
the probability of drawing a spade is 13/52
this is equivalent to 1/4 which is equivalent to .25 or 25%.