Sheet # 24/Probability
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1) You have five cards, the ten, jack, queen, king, and the ace of hearts.
a) What is the chance that the first card you draw is the ace?
b) Assume that you draw the jack on the first draw, and put it aside. What is the chance that the second card you draw is the ace?
c) Are your answers for (a) and (b) the same? Why
d) After drawing the jack, and putting it aside, assume that the second card you draw is the ten. Put that aside also. What is the chance that the third card you draw is the ace?
e) What is true of the measure of chance in (a), (b), and (d) as the number of cards decreased?