Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 10 - Section 10.7 - Probability - Exercise Set - Page 1119: 39

Answer

The probability that a king card is not dealt from a pack of 52 cards is $\frac{12}{13}$.

Work Step by Step

We know that the number of king cards in a pack of cards is 4. $\begin{align} & P\left( \text{dealt a king card} \right)=\frac{\text{number of king cards}}{\text{total number of cards in the deck}} \\ & =\frac{4}{52} \\ & =\frac{1}{13} \end{align}$ Therefore, for the probability that a king card is not dealt is given below, $\begin{align} & P\left( \text{not dealt a king card} \right)\text{=1}-P\left( \text{dealt a king card} \right) \\ & =1-\frac{1}{13} \\ & =\frac{12}{13} \end{align}$ Hence, the probability that a king card is not dealt is $\frac{12}{13}$.
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