Multiple choice

A card is drawn from a well-shuffled pack of playing cards. The probability that it is a spade is

  1. $0.1$
  2. $\dfrac{1}{4}$
  3. $0.3$

  4. None
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Explanation

A standard deck has 52 cards, and there are 13 cards of each suit. The probability of drawing a spade is 13/52, which simplifies to 1/4.

AI explanation

A standard deck contains 52 cards, and there are 13 spades, so the probability is 13 divided by 52. Using the classical probability formula, the fraction 13/52 simplifies to 1/4.

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