SOLUTION: A card is selected from a standard deck of 52 playing cards. A standard deck of cards has 12 face cards and four Aces (Aces are not face cards). Find the probability of selecting

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Question 366842: A card is selected from a standard deck of 52 playing cards. A standard deck of cards has 12 face cards and four Aces (Aces are not face cards).
Find the probability of selecting

· a face card given the card is a not a club.
· a heart given the card is black.
· a Jack, given that the card is red.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Then only the spade, heart, and diamond face cards are counted.
P=9%2F39=3%2F13
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P=0%2F26, all hearts are red. A black heart is not possible.
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P=2%2F26=1%2F13
Could be the Jack of diamonds or the Jack of hearts.