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Ch. 8 - Sequences, Induction, and Probability
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Capitolo 9, Problema 39

In Exercises 39–44, you are dealt one card from a 52-card deck. Find the probability that you are not dealt a king.

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Identify the total number of possible outcomes, which is the total number of cards in the deck. Since there are 52 cards, the total number of outcomes is \(52\).
Determine the number of favorable outcomes for the event 'not dealt a king.' Since there are 4 kings in the deck, the number of cards that are not kings is \(52 - 4 = 48\).
Recall that the probability of an event is given by the formula: \(\text{Probability} = \frac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total number of possible outcomes}}\).
Substitute the values into the formula: \(\text{Probability(not dealt a king)} = \frac{48}{52}\).
Simplify the fraction if possible to express the probability in simplest form.

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