Question

Explain how probability is different for card games than for dice games or slot machines

Answer 1

the probability is reliant on multiple factors. for example, if you were to play a game of dice and could win if you rolled a 4 or a 2, the probability of you winning is 2/6 because you have 2 numbers you would win on but 6 in total you could land on. for a card game, this would be different. in a deck of cards, there are on average 4 of each number and suit (not including king/queen/jack/joker) and 52 cards in total. because of the multiple outcomes, the probability is divided into 3 parts. 1 being you pulling a specific number out of all numbers available in one suit (1/10 not including king/queen/jack/joker), 2 being pulling a specific suit out of all suits available (1/4), and 3 being pulling a specific number AND suit out of all cards available (??/52)