Question

The odds that you will pick a spade from a standard deck of 52 cards is 4:39. ToF

Answer 1

there are 13 spades and total number of cards is 52.

so the odds are 13:(52-13) = 13:39.

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Answer 2

False. There are 13 of each suit in a deck of 52 cards. The odds you will pick a spade are:

(13/52)/(1-13/52)

(13/52)/(39/52)

(13/52)(52/39)

13:39

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