Please enter fractions. A desk consists of 56 cards with 7 suits labeled A to G and numbered ranks from 1 to 8. That is, there are 8 cards of each suit and 7 cards of each rank. Suits A to E are red. Suits F to G are blue. A card is drawn at random from this deck. What is the probability of it being red?

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A desk consists of 56 cards with 7 suits labeled A to G and numbered ranks from 1 to 8. That is, there are 8 cards of each suit and 7 cards of each rank.

Suits A to E are red.

Suits F to G are blue.

A card is drawn at random from this deck.

What is the probability of it being red?

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