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Question 754973: A card is drawn at random from a standard deck of cards. What is the probability that the card is less than a 7 given the card is a heart.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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A card is drawn at random from a standard deck of cards. What is the probability that the card is less than a 7 given the card is a heart.
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I'm assuming that ace is < 7.
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P(card < 7 | card is heart) = P(<7 AND heart)/P(heart) = (6/52)/(13/52) = 6/13
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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