You draw a card at random from a standard deck of 52 cards.Find the probability that the card is a spade given that it is not a diamond.

A) 0.333
B) 0.077
C) 0.000
D) 0.500
E) 0.250

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You draw a card at random from a standard deck of 52 cards.Find the probability that the card is a spade given that it is not a diamond.A) 0.333B) 0.077C) 0.000D) 0.500E) 0.250

Gabrielle Watson · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : A, Explanation :  Given that the card is not a diamond, we have 39 cards left (52 total cards minus 13 diamonds). There are 13 spades in a deck, so the probability of drawing a spade from the remaining cards is 13/39, which simplifies to 1/3 or approximately 0.333.

You draw a card at random from a standard deck of 52 cards.Find the probability that the card is a spade given that it is not a diamond.

A) 0.333
B) 0.077
C) 0.000
D) 0.500
E) 0.250

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