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QT – May 2016 – L1 – Q3 – Probability
Calculate the probabilities of various outcomes in a card drawing scenario, including conditional probability based on drawing a red card.
Question
a) If from a normal pack of 52 cards, consisting of four suites each of 13 cards, one card is randomly selected:
Required:
Calculate the probabilities of selecting the following:
i) An ace
ii) A club
iii) An ace or a club
iv) The ace of clubs
v) A picture card (i.e. a jack, queen or king)
vi) A red card
vii) A red king
viii) A red picture card
b) Given that a card selected is red, calculate the probability that it is a picture card.
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- Tags: Card Shuffle, Conditional Probability, Mutually Exclusive Events, Probability
- Level: Level 1
- Topic: Probability
- Series: MAY 2016
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