Question

Two cards are chosen randomly from a standard deck of fiftytwo cards. Suppose that we win $ 2 foreach spade selected and we lose $ 1 for each heart or diamond selected, we neither win nor lose if wepick a club. Let x denote our winnings. What are the possible values of x, and what is the probabilitymass function of x?

Answer 1

total spades= 13

Total diamonds=13

P(E)= 13×2/52

$26 \div 52 = \frac{1}{2}$