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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Probability of picking specific cards from a hand in one pick
Test your understanding of probability picking specific cards by practicing it! Work through the below exercises to use it in practice.
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What is the chance of picking any heart from this hand
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As with all probability questions, we can come back to the probability being the count that we want, over the total count
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Since we are picking any heart, there are two ways to make that choice
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And this hand has 6 options that we could pick
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So our probability can simplify to 1 over 3
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Or, as a decimal, we could show that as point 3 repeated, or 33.3 percent