SOLUTION: A card is selected at random from a standard deck of playing cards. Compute the probability that the card is a face card (jack, queen, or king). (Enter your probability as a fra

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Question 1056884: A card is selected at random from a standard deck of playing cards.
Compute the probability that the card is a face card (jack, queen, or king). (Enter your probability as a fraction.)
Found 2 solutions by Boreal, stanbon:
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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It is 3/13.
There are 4 jacks, 4 queens, 4 kings, or 12 face cards
There are 52 cards
12/52=3/13

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A card is selected at random from a standard deck of playing cards.
Compute the probability that the card is a face card (jack, queen, or king). (Enter your probability as a fraction.)
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# of ways to succeed:: 3*4 = 12 face cards
# of possible choices:: 52 cards
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P(select a face card) = 12/52 = 3/13
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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