You are dealt one card from a 52-card deck. Find the probability that you are not dealt a spade. Express theprobability as a simplified fraction.
A) $\frac { 3 } { 4 }$
B) $\frac { 1 } { 4 }$
C) $\frac { 4 } { 13 }$
D) $\frac { 2 } { 5 }$

Question

You are dealt one card from a 52-card deck. Find the probability that you are not dealt a spade. Express theprobability as a simplified fraction. 
A) $\frac { 3 } { 4 }$
B) $\frac { 1 } { 4 }$
C) $\frac { 4 } { 13 }$
D) $\frac { 2 } { 5 }$

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

There are 13 spades in a 52-card deck, so there are 52 - 13 = 39 cards that are not spades. Therefore, the probability of not being dealt a spade is $\frac{39}{52}$, which simplifies to $\frac{3}{4}$.

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