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Question
One card is drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability of getting a diamond.
Solution
Total possible outcomes = 52
Number of favorable outcomes for a diamond = 13
Number of favorable outcomes = 13
P(getting a diamond) = `13/52 = 1/4`
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