document.write( "Question 1169087: suppose we draw a card from a shuffled
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document.write( "set of 52 playing cards.
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document.write( "what is the probability of drawing a
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document.write( "Queen, given that the card drawn is a
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Algebra.Com's Answer #793729 by math_tutor2020(3817) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "Answer: 1/3\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "==============================================\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Explanation:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We don't know the card's actual value, but we do know 100% it is a face card. So we ignore any other card. \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "There are 12 face cards since we have 4 kings, 4 queens and 4 jacks. \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Of those 12 face cards, 4 are a queen.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The probability of getting a queen, given we know the card is a face card, is 4/12 = 1/3. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |