SOLUTION: I went over and over on this problem and i'm still coming up with the wrong answer please help ASAP!!!!! One card is selected at random from a standard 52-card deck of playin

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Question 200186: I went over and over on this problem and i'm still coming up with the wrong answer please help ASAP!!!!!

One card is selected at random from a standard 52-card deck of playing cards. Find the probability that the card selected is a jack.
thank you so much T-Aun


Found 2 solutions by checkley77, scott8148:
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There are 4 jacks in a deck of 52 cards.
Thus the probability of selecting a jack is:
4/52=1/13=.0769 or 7.69%.

Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
there are 4 jacks in a deck of 52 cards

so the probability of a jack is 4/52 or 1/13