Question 23
MediumOriginal questionA card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled pack of 52. Given that it is a king or a heart, what is the probability that it is the king of hearts?
Show the answer and explanation
CorrectNot quiteAnswer B
Correct answer: B
Explanation
Kings or hearts: cards, with the king of hearts counted once.
Only one of the 16 is the king of hearts: .
Worth noting
counts the king of hearts twice, once among the kings and once among the hearts.
- Concept
- Conditional probability by counting
- Typical timeTypical
- 90 s
- Your timeYours
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