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Course: Precalculus?>?Unit 8
Lesson 8: Decisions with probabilityUse probabilities to make fair decisions
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Problem
A standard deck of cards has total cards divided evenly into suits — there are clubs, diamonds, hearts, and spades.
Ayana and Emil are playing a game that involves drawing cards from a standard deck without replacement to start the game. If neither of the cards are spades, then Ayana goes first. Otherwise, Emil goes first.
Is this a fair way to decide who goes first? Why or why not?