AP BIOLOGY

HEREDITY

BASICS OF PROBABILITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the probability of choosing an 8 from a deck of cards?
A
1/13
B
8/52
C
4/26
D
1/52
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -There are 4 cards of number eight in a deck of 52 cards, namely: 8 Spades, 8 Diamond, 8 Clubs, and 8 Hearts. So the probable outcomes are 4 and the total cards are 52. So, x 100 = 1/13. So there is a 1/13 chance for getting an eight, i.e, for every 13 cards, one card will be an eight.

Detailed explanation-2: -There will be four 8’s in a deck of 52 cards, one from each suit.

Detailed explanation-3: -1 Expert Answer There are four 8s in a deck of 52 cards, and there are four 6s. So, if we draw one card, there are a total of eight cards that will be either an 8 or a 6. The probability is just 8/52, which simplifies to 2/13, or about 0.154, a little over a 15% chance.

Detailed explanation-4: -= probability of a heart + probability of an 8-probability of the 8 of hearts = 13/52 + 4/52-1/52 = 16/52. Three cards are drawn from an ordinary deck and not replaced.

Detailed explanation-5: -This probably is 1/13. So in the compliment the probability of not drawing eight, this is the same as 1-1/13. One is the same thing as 13/13-1/13.

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