Probablities of a deck of cards

janselm

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I have to find the probablity of getting a King, Face Card, 8 of diamonds,etc. Any help would be appreciated.
 
There are 52 cards in a deck. So the probability of getting the 4 of clubs on one random draw, since there is only one 4 of clubs, is 1/52. The probability of getting a red queen, since there are only 2 red queens, is 2/52 which reduces to 1/26. The probability of drawing a seven, since there are four sevens in the deck, is 4/52 or 1/13. The probability of getting a 5 or a 6, since there are four 5's and four 6's, is 8/52 or 2/13.
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