You draw a card at random from a standard deck of 52 cards.Find the probability that the card is a spade given that it is not a diamond.
A)0.333
B)0.077
C)0
D)0.5
E)0.25

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There are 13 spades in a standard deck of 52 cards. There are 13 diamonds in a standard deck of 52 cards. So, there are 52 - 13 = 39 cards that are not diamonds. Therefore, the probability of drawing a spade given that it is not a diamond is 13/39 = 0.333.

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