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2017

Mathematics

JAMB

A card is picked at random from a pack of 52 well shuffled playing cards. Find the probability of NOT picking a red cards in the pack. If there are 13 red card in the pack

A.

3/4

B.

2/3

C.

1/3

D.

1/4

Correct Answer: 3/4

Explanation

There are 52 cards in a pack of cards. The probability of NOT picking red card is the probability of picking other cards. Which is Prob(R1)=1−13/52 = 1 − 1/4 = 3/4

There are 52 cards in a pack of cards. The probability of NOT picking red card is the probability of picking other cards. Which is Prob(R1)=1−13/52 = 1 − 1/4 = 3/4
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