1 State the sample space associated with the experiment a fa

1. State the sample space associated with the experiment a fair die is tossed.

2. A card is selected from an ordinary deck of 52 cards.

What is the probability that the selected card is a picture card?

What is the probability that the selected card is the ace of hearts?

What is the probability that the selected card is a king?

Solution

1.

S = {1,2,3,4,5,6}

2.

a)

There are 12 picture cards. Thus,

P(picture) = 12/52 = 3/13 [ANSWER]

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b)

P(ace of H) = 1/52

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c)

There are 4 kings.

P(king) = 4/52 = 1/13 [ANSWER]