You are dealt one card from a standard 52-card deck. Find the probability of being dealt a three
There are 4 threes in a standard 52-card deck (one for each suit: hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades). To find the probability of being dealt a three, you divide the number of favorable outcomes by the total number of outcomes.
Number of favorable outcomes (getting a three): 4
Total number of outcomes (any card from the deck): 52
The probability (P) of being dealt a three is therefore:
P(three) = Number of threes / Total number of cards
P(three) = 4 / 52
Now we simplify the fraction by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by 4:
P(three) = 1 / 13
So the probability of being dealt a three from a standard 52-card deck is 1 in 13.