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What is the probability of drawing a heart from a standard deck?

This is a basic probability question because you can count favourable outcomes directly and divide by the total equally likely single-card outcomes.

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25%

Exact fraction: 1/4

Decimal: 0.25

The probability is 1/4, which is 0.25 or 25%.

A standard deck has 13 hearts out of 52 cards. That makes the probability 13 out of 52, which reduces to 1 out of 4.

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  1. Inputs: favorable outcomes = 13, total outcomes = 52.
  2. Formula: P(E) = favorable outcomes / total outcomes.
  3. Substitute: P(E) = 13/52.
  4. Reduce: 13/52 = 1/4.
  5. Result: The probability is 1/4, which is 0.25 or 25%.

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A standard deck has 13 hearts out of 52 cards. That makes the probability 13 out of 52, which reduces to 1 out of 4.

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