A set of cards is numbered 1,2,3…24. Suppose you pick a card at random without looking. Find the probability of each event. Write as a fraction in the simplest form.

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A set of cards is numbered 1,2,3…24.  Suppose you pick a card at random without looking.  Find the probability of each event.  Write as a fraction in the simplest form.

anonymous · Answer

P (5)
P (not equal to 15)

anonymous · Answer

wouldnt it be 1/24

anonymous · Answer

That's what I thought but seems to easy.  What about not equal to 15?

anonymous · Answer

i'm pretty sure its 1/24, because there is only one of each card, and there's 24 in all, you might be right tho, i'm confusing myself. lol

anonymous · Answer

lol.  what does not equal to 15 mean?

anonymous · Answer

13, 14, 16, 17