Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 10 - Section 10.7 - Probability - Exercise Set - Page 1118: 19

Answer

The required probability is, $\frac{3}{13}$

Work Step by Step

Note that with 52 cards in the deck, the total number of possible ways in which a single card is dealt is 52. Therefore, the total number of possible outcomes in the sample space is 52, $ n\left( S \right)=52$ Assume $ E $ to be the event of being dealt a picture card; then clearly $ n\left( E \right)=12$ Thus, the probability of being dealt a picture card is: $\begin{align} & P\left( E \right)=\frac{n\left( E \right)}{n\left( S \right)} \\ & =\frac{12}{52} \\ & =\frac{3}{13} \end{align}$
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