A regular pack of playing cards contains 26 red cards and 26 black cards. If you are asked to pick a card at random, what is the probability that you will choose a red card, given that one black card has already been removed from the pack and not replaced?

What should you first consider when beginning the close seading of a passage whether the passage is at the beginning, middle, or end of the novel whether the passage concerns the main character whether the passage contains the main conflict whether the passage clearly reflects the theme of the novel