There Are 26 Red Cards in a Playing Deck and 26

question 22

Multiple Choice

There are 26 red cards in a playing deck and 26 black cards.The probability of randomly selecting a red card or a black card is 26/52 = 0.50.Suppose you randomly select a card from the deck five times,each time replacing the card and reshuffling before the next pick.Each of the five selections has resulted in a red card.On the sixth turn,the probability of getting a black card

• A)has got to be low because you've gotten so many red cards on the previous turns.
• B)has got to be high because you've gotten so many red cards on the previous turns.
• C)is the same as it has always been if the deck is a fair deck.
• D)needs to be recomputed because you are sampling with replacement.

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