Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Further Topics in Algebra - Test - Page 1085: 23

Answer

(a) $\frac{1}{26}$ (b) $\frac{10}{13}$ (c) $\frac{4}{13}$ (d) 3 to 10.

Work Step by Step

(a) There are two red 3's, thus $P=\frac{2}{52}=\frac{1}{26}$ (b) There are 12 face cards, not a face card is the complement, thus $P=1-\frac{12}{52}=\frac{10}{13}$ (c) There are 13 spades including one king and 3 other kings, thus $P=\frac{13+3}{52}=\frac{4}{13}$ (d) The probability of drawing a face card is $P=\frac{12}{52}=\frac{3}{13}$, thus the odds in favor of drawing a face card (vs not a face card) is $\frac{\frac{3}{13}}{\frac{10}{13}}$ or 3 to 10.
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