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Probability picking specific cards

Probability of picking specific cards from a hand in one pick

This math skill teaches how to calculate the probability of drawing a specific type of card from a hand. It outlines counting the desired outcomes, dividing by the total possible outcomes, and expressing the result as a fraction, decimal, or percentage.

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What is the chance of picking any heart from this hand

As with all probability questions, we can come back to the probability being the count that we want, over the total count

Since we are picking any heart, there are two ways to make that choice

And this hand has 6 options that we could pick

So our probability can simplify to 1 over 3

Or, as a decimal, we could show that as point 3 repeated, or 33.3 percent

Skill Practice

Probability of picking specific cards from a hand in one pick

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