A card is selected at random from an ordinary pack of 52 cards. What is the probability that the card is a spade?
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1 mark, −0.33StatisticsProbability and Bayes' theoremClassical probability with dice, cards and coinsEasyabout 1 min
UoH 2017 Question 10: Probability and Bayes' theorem
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This question is on Classical probability with dice, cards and coins, part of Probability and Bayes' theorem in Statistics.
Probabilities of equally likely outcomes found by counting.
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