Maria is playing a game where she is trying to draw a spade from a standard deck of cards. if she doesnt get a spade, she replaces the card, shuffles the deck, and tries again. if she draws a card 3 times and doesnt get a spade, she loses. what is the probability that Maria loses the game? round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.

A. 17.8%
B. 23.7%
C. 31.6%
D. 42.2%

Question

Maria is playing a game where she is trying to draw a spade from a standard deck of cards. if she doesnt get a spade, she replaces the card, shuffles the deck, and tries again. if she draws a card 3 times and doesnt get a spade, she loses. what is the probability that Maria loses the game? round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent. 

A. 17.8% 
B. 23.7% 
C. 31.6% 
D. 42.2%