Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 15 - Section 15.13 - Probability - Exercise - Page 541: 9

Answer

$\frac{1}{6}$

Work Step by Step

The sample space in Exercise $3$ was: [K Hearts, K Diamonds, Q Hearts, Q Diamonds, J Hearts, J Diamonds] From this, we can see that there is only 1 possible queen of hearts among 6 different possibilities. We can use the formula for probability, $P=\frac{n}{s}$. $P=\frac{n}{s}$ $P=\frac{1}{6}$
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