Asaad wants to show Cheryl and Cindy a card trick he has learned.He first asks Cheryl to draw one card at random from a standard deck of 52 cards.Cheryl draws out the 4 of hearts,shows the card to Cindy,and then lays it face down on the table in front of her.Asaad then extends the remaining cards for Cindy to make her selection.What is the probability that Cindy also will draw out a heart?
A)0.25
B)0.24
C)0.02
D)0.20

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After Cheryl draws the 4 of hearts, there are 51 cards left in the deck, with 12 of them being hearts. Therefore, the probability Cindy will draw a heart is 12/51, which simplifies to approximately 0.24.

Asaad Wants to Show Cheryl and Cindy a Card Trick