Conditional Probability of Drawing Different Kinds of Cards
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A card is selected from a standard deck of 52 playing cards. A standard deck of cards has 12 face cards and four Aces (Aces are not face cards). Find the probability of selecting:
- a prime number under 10 given the card is red. (1 is not prime.)
- a King, given that the card is not a heart.
- a nine given the card is a face card.
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This solution illustrates how to compute the conditional probabilities of drawing different kinds of playing cards, given certain conditions on the types of cards being selected. All calculations are provided.
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1. The prime numbers under 10 are 2, 3, 5 and 7. There are two red suits for each of these card faces, making 8 cards in all. We also know that the deck has ...
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