Question 1110061
A card is randomly selected from a standard 52 card deck of playing cards. Determine the probability that the randomly selected card:
a. is a red?
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That's one of these 26 cards
<font color = "red">
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>

out of these 52 cards:
<font color = "red">
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; 

"26 out of 52" means {{{26/52}}}
which reduces to {{{1/2}}} 

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b. is a 'face card" (king, queen or jack)?
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That's one of these 12 cards
<font color = "red">
                                                J&#9829;  Q&#9829;  K&#9829; 
                                                J&#9830;  Q&#9830;  K&#9830;</font>
                                                J&#9824;  Q&#9824;  K&#9824;  
                                                J&#9827;  Q&#9827;  K&#9827; 

out of these 52 cards:
<font color = "red">
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; 

"12 out of 52" means {{{12/52}}}
which reduces to {{{3/13}}} 

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c. is a "jack of clubs"?
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That's this 1 card
                                                J&#9827;   

out of these 52 cards:
<font color = "red">
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; 


"1 out of 52" means {{{1/52}}}. 

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d. is a heart and a diamond?
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No card is both a heart and a diamond, silly! :)

So that's NONE, or 0, out of these 52.
<font color = "red">
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; 

"0 out of 52" means {{{0/52}}}
which reduces to {{{0}}}.

Edwin</pre></font>