Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Suppose you select a card from a standard deck of 52 playing cards... Stats question?

Suppose you select a card from a standard deck of 52 playing cards. In how many ways can the selected card be each of the following kinds?


1. a queen and a club





2. a king or a club





3.a queen that is not a spade

Suppose you select a card from a standard deck of 52 playing cards... Stats question?
1) 1 (there is only 1 queen of clubs in the deck)





2) 16 (13 clubs and the 3 kings that are not a club)





3) 3 (4 queens - 1 for the spade)
Reply:Assuming a standard deck with all different cards.....


There is only one Queen of clubs out of 52 cards so the chance is 1/52





There are 4 Kings and 13 of each suit, so 13 + 4=17


17/52 is the answer





there are 3 queens that are not spades, so 3/52 is the answer


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