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Probability of an event

I hate word problems:

here is the question: help please

A bag contains 13 cards 1 through 13. A card is randomly chosen from the bag. What is the probability that the card has a multiple of 3 on it. please put the answer in fraction in the simplest form.

thanks
So, there are 13 cards in the bag. That means every card has a probability of 1/13 of being chosen right. Of these thirteen cards, four of these cards are a multiple of three. 3,6,9 and 12. As such the probability of choosing any of these is (4*(1/13)) or 4/13.

I would like to point out that i hated stats in A-level maths and I haven't done it in close to two years so please check with your tutor or an answer sheet if this is correct or not.
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Original post by Charlie101998
So, there are 13 cards in the bag. That means every card has a probability of 1/13 of being chosen right. Of these thirteen cards, four of these cards are a multiple of three. 3,6,9 and 12. As such the probability of choosing any of these is (4*(1/13)) or 4/13.

I would like to point out that i hated stats in A-level maths and I haven't done it in close to two years so please check with your tutor or an answer sheet if this is correct or not.

Thank you Charlie101998, I might have more if you up to it.
Original post by lynndestin
Thank you Charlie101998, I might have more if you up to it.

I don't mind helping you out, i wanna go into teaching so it'd be good to sorta get feedback on how i explain stuff too.
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Original post by lynndestin
Thank you Charlie101998, I might have more if you up to it.

The answer is correct. Thank you
I have 3 more to do.

A box is filled with 12 green cards, 2 brown cards, and 2 yellow cards. A card is chosen at random from the box. What is the probability that it is a green or a yellow card?

Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.
Original post by lynndestin
The answer is correct. Thank you
I have 3 more to do.

A box is filled with 12 green cards, 2 brown cards, and 2 yellow cards. A card is chosen at random from the box. What is the probability that it is a green or a yellow card?

Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.

Well, this is the same question as before. Not in the wording but in the mathematics behind it. We have a pool of items and we need to chose one randomly. So apply the same thing i did in the previous answer to this one. Before i do tell you the answer, i truly believe you should attempt it first. You learn through failing and finding out which part you cant do. If you still stuck ill gladly help.
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Original post by Charlie101998
I don't mind helping you out, i wanna go into teaching so it'd be good to sorta get feedback on how i explain stuff too.

Great, thank you. Here is the next question

A box is filled with 12 green cards, 2 brown cards, and 2 yellow cards. A card is chosen at random from the box. What is the probability that it is a green or a yellow card?

Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.
Original post by lynndestin
Great, thank you. Here is the next question

A box is filled with 12 green cards, 2 brown cards, and 2 yellow cards. A card is chosen at random from the box. What is the probability that it is a green or a yellow card?

Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.

Have you been able to come up with an answer?

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