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Wild Card Lottery The Wild Card lottery is run in the states of Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota. You must select five different numbers between 1 and 33, then you, must select one of the picture cards (Ace, King, Queen, Jack), and then you must select one of the four suits (club, heart, diamond, spade). Express all answers as fractions.
a. What is the
b. What is the probability of selecting the correct picture card?
c. What is the probability of selecting the correct suit?
d. What is the probability of selecting the correct five numbers, the correct picture card, and the correct suit?
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