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Question 31

In a box of cards, there are only hearts, diamonds, clubs and spades. A card is taken at random from the box. The table shows the probabilities that the card will be a club or will be a spade.

SuitHeartsDiamondsClubsSpades
Probability0.100.30

The probability that the card will be a heart is five times the probability that it will be a diamond. There are 15 spade cards in the box.

Work out the number of heart cards in the box.

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