Question 591370
A single card is drawn from a standard deck of 52 cards. Find the probability the card is:

1. A red four
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There are these 2 red fours 
<font color = "red"><b> 
               4&#9829; 
               4&#9830;</font></b>

out of these 52 cards:
<font color = "red"><b> 
A&#9829;   2&#9829;   3&#9829;   4&#9829;   5&#9829;   6&#9829;   7&#9829;   8&#9829;  9&#9829;  10&#9829;  J&#9829;  Q&#9829;  K&#9829; 
A&#9830;   2&#9830;   3&#9830;   4&#9830;   5&#9830;   6&#9830;   7&#9830;   8&#9830;  9&#9830;  10&#9830;  J&#9830;  Q&#9830;  K&#9830;</font></b>
A&#9824;   2&#9824;   3&#9824;   4&#9824;   5&#9824;   6&#9824;   7&#9824;   8&#9824;  9&#9824;  10&#9824;  J&#9824;  Q&#9824;  K&#9824;</font>  
A&#9827;   2&#9827;   3&#9827;   4&#9827;   5&#9827;   6&#9827;   7&#9827;   8&#9827;  9&#9827;  10&#9827;  J&#9827;  Q&#9827;  K&#9827;</b>

That's 2 out of 52, and so we make the fraction {{{2/52}}} and reduce it to
{{{1/26}}}, and that's the probability.
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2. A heart
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There are these 13 hearts 

<font color = "red"><b> 
A&#9829;   2&#9829;   3&#9829;   4&#9829;   5&#9829;   6&#9829;   7&#9829;   8&#9829;  9&#9829;  10&#9829;  J&#9829;  Q&#9829;  K&#9829;</font></b>

out of these 52 cards:
<font color = "red"><b> 
A&#9829;   2&#9829;   3&#9829;   4&#9829;   5&#9829;   6&#9829;   7&#9829;   8&#9829;  9&#9829;  10&#9829;  J&#9829;  Q&#9829;  K&#9829; 
A&#9830;   2&#9830;   3&#9830;   4&#9830;   5&#9830;   6&#9830;   7&#9830;   8&#9830;  9&#9830;  10&#9830;  J&#9830;  Q&#9830;  K&#9830;</font>
A&#9824;   2&#9824;   3&#9824;   4&#9824;   5&#9824;   6&#9824;   7&#9824;   8&#9824;  9&#9824;  10&#9824;  J&#9824;  Q&#9824;  K&#9824;</font>  
A&#9827;   2&#9827;   3&#9827;   4&#9827;   5&#9827;   6&#9827;   7&#9827;   8&#9827;  9&#9827;  10&#9827;  J&#9827;  Q&#9827;  K&#9827;</b>

That's 13 out of 52, and so we make the fraction {{{13/52}}} and reduce it to
{{{1/4}}}, and that's the probability.
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3. A 4 or a heart.
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That's any of these 16 cards:
<font color = "red"><b>

A&#9829;   2&#9829;   3&#9829;   4&#9829;   5&#9829;   6&#9829;   7&#9829;   8&#9829;  9&#9829;  10&#9829;  J&#9829;  Q&#9829;  K&#9829; 
               4&#9830;</font>
               4&#9824;</font>  
               4&#9827;</b> 
out of these 52 cards:
<font color = "red"><b>

A&#9829;   2&#9829;   3&#9829;   4&#9829;   5&#9829;   6&#9829;   7&#9829;   8&#9829;  9&#9829;  10&#9829;  J&#9829;  Q&#9829;  K&#9829; 
A&#9830;   2&#9830;   3&#9830;   4&#9830;   5&#9830;   6&#9830;   7&#9830;   8&#9830;  9&#9830;  10&#9830;  J&#9830;  Q&#9830;  K&#9830;</font>
A&#9824;   2&#9824;   3&#9824;   4&#9824;   5&#9824;   6&#9824;   7&#9824;   8&#9824;  9&#9824;  10&#9824;  J&#9824;  Q&#9824;  K&#9824;</font>  
A&#9827;   2&#9827;   3&#9827;   4&#9827;   5&#9827;   6&#9827;   7&#9827;   8&#9827;  9&#9827;  10&#9827;  J&#9827;  Q&#9827;  K&#9827;</b> 

That's 16 cards out of 52 cards, and so we make the fraction {{{16/52}}} and
reduce it to {{{4/13}}}, and that's the probability.
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4. Not a club.
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That's any of these 39 cards which are not clubs:

<font color = "red"><b>

A&#9829;   2&#9829;   3&#9829;   4&#9829;   5&#9829;   6&#9829;   7&#9829;   8&#9829;  9&#9829;  10&#9829;  J&#9829;  Q&#9829;  K&#9829; 
A&#9830;   2&#9830;   3&#9830;   4&#9830;   5&#9830;   6&#9830;   7&#9830;   8&#9830;  9&#9830;  10&#9830;  J&#9830;  Q&#9830;  K&#9830;</font>
A&#9824;   2&#9824;   3&#9824;   4&#9824;   5&#9824;   6&#9824;   7&#9824;   8&#9824;  9&#9824;  10&#9824;  J&#9824;  Q&#9824;  K&#9824;</b>  

out of these 52 cards:

<font color = "red"><b>

A&#9829;   2&#9829;   3&#9829;   4&#9829;   5&#9829;   6&#9829;   7&#9829;   8&#9829;  9&#9829;  10&#9829;  J&#9829;  Q&#9829;  K&#9829; 
A&#9830;   2&#9830;   3&#9830;   4&#9830;   5&#9830;   6&#9830;   7&#9830;   8&#9830;  9&#9830;  10&#9830;  J&#9830;  Q&#9830;  K&#9830;</font>
A&#9824;   2&#9824;   3&#9824;   4&#9824;   5&#9824;   6&#9824;   7&#9824;   8&#9824;  9&#9824;  10&#9824;  J&#9824;  Q&#9824;  K&#9824;</font>  
A&#9827;   2&#9827;   3&#9827;   4&#9827;   5&#9827;   6&#9827;   7&#9827;   8&#9827;  9&#9827;  10&#9827;  J&#9827;  Q&#9827;  K&#9827;</b> 


<pre></b>
That's 39 cards out of 52 cards, and so we make the fraction {{{39/52}}} and
reduce it to {{{3/4}}}, and that's the probability.
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5. A red or a four
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That's any of these 28 cards:

<font color = "red"><b>
A&#9829;   2&#9829;   3&#9829;   4&#9829;   5&#9829;   6&#9829;   7&#9829;   8&#9829;  9&#9829;  10&#9829;  J&#9829;  Q&#9829;  K&#9829; 
A&#9830;   2&#9830;   3&#9830;   4&#9830;   5&#9830;   6&#9830;   7&#9830;   8&#9830;  9&#9830;  10&#9830;  J&#9830;  Q&#9830;  K&#9830;</font> 
               4&#9830;</font>
               4&#9824;</b>  

out of these 52 cards:

<font color = "red"><b>

A&#9829;   2&#9829;   3&#9829;   4&#9829;   5&#9829;   6&#9829;   7&#9829;   8&#9829;  9&#9829;  10&#9829;  J&#9829;  Q&#9829;  K&#9829; 
A&#9830;   2&#9830;   3&#9830;   4&#9830;   5&#9830;   6&#9830;   7&#9830;   8&#9830;  9&#9830;  10&#9830;  J&#9830;  Q&#9830;  K&#9830;</font>
A&#9824;   2&#9824;   3&#9824;   4&#9824;   5&#9824;   6&#9824;   7&#9824;   8&#9824;  9&#9824;  10&#9824;  J&#9824;  Q&#9824;  K&#9824;  
A&#9827;   2&#9827;   3&#9827;   4&#9827;   5&#9827;   6&#9827;   7&#9827;   8&#9827;  9&#9827;  10&#9827;  J&#9827;  Q&#9827;  K&#9827;</b> 


<pre></b>
That's 28 cards out of 52 cards, and so we make the fraction {{{28/52}}} and
reduce it to {{{7/13}}}, and that's the probability.
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6. A red and a 3
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<font size = 1><i>[That's just like the 1st one where they said "a red four", they could have
said "a red and a 4".  Or they could have said "a red three" here.  The
words "and a" are redundant.]</font></i>

That's any of these 2 cards:

<font color = "red"><b>

          3&#9829;
          3&#9830;</font></b>

out of these 52:
<font color = "red"><b>
A&#9829;   2&#9829;   3&#9829;   4&#9829;   5&#9829;   6&#9829;   7&#9829;   8&#9829;  9&#9829;  10&#9829;  J&#9829;  Q&#9829;  K&#9829; 
A&#9830;   2&#9830;   3&#9830;   4&#9830;   5&#9830;   6&#9830;   7&#9830;   8&#9830;  9&#9830;  10&#9830;  J&#9830;  Q&#9830;  K&#9830;</font>
A&#9824;   2&#9824;   3&#9824;   4&#9824;   5&#9824;   6&#9824;   7&#9824;   8&#9824;  9&#9824;  10&#9824;  J&#9824;  Q&#9824;  K&#9824;  
A&#9827;   2&#9827;   3&#9827;   4&#9827;   5&#9827;   6&#9827;   7&#9827;   8&#9827;  9&#9827;  10&#9827;  J&#9827;  Q&#9827;  K&#9827;</b>
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Like the 1st one, that's 2 cards out of 52 cards, and so we make the fraction
{{{2/52}}} and reduce it to {{{1/13}}}, and that's the probability.

Doesn't take a rocket scientist, does it?

Edwin</pre>