Cards are selected one at a time without replacement from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards until an ace is drawn. Let X denote the random variable that gives the number of cards drawn. What values may X assume?

Question

a. X may assume the values in the set S = {1, 2, ...,52}
b. X may assume the values in the set S = {1, 2, ...,47}
c. X may assume the values in the set S = {1, 2, ...,48}
d. X may assume the values in the set S = {1, 2, ...,49}

Answer 1

d. X may assume the values in the set S = {1, 2, ...,49}