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  1. January 24th 2007, 05:28 PM #1
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    A standard deck of 52 cards is shuffled. What is the probability of choosing the 5 of diamonds?
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  2. January 24th 2007, 05:56 PM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by symmetry View Post
    A standard deck of 52 cards is shuffled. What is the probability of choosing the 5 of diamonds?
    Since there is only one 5 of diamonds in a standard deck of 52 cards, there is a 1/52 chance of choosing it.
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  3. January 25th 2007, 03:27 PM #3
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    ok

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    I thank you for your help and assistance.
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