Prealgebra (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321955048
ISBN 13: 978-0-32195-504-3

Chapter 8 - Section 8.5 - Counting and Introduction to Probability - Exercise Set - Page 583: 47

Answer

$\frac{1}{2}$

Work Step by Step

There are 13 cards of each suit in the deck. 2 of the suits are black, so there are 26 black cards and the probability of a heart is 26 of 52. $\frac{26}{52}=\frac{26\div26}{52\div26}=\frac{1}{2}$
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