SOLUTION: One card is selected at random from a deck of cards. Determine the probability that the card is a king.

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Question 404192: One card is selected at random from a deck of cards. Determine the probability that the card is a king.
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Answer by Algebra2you(12) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are 52 cards in a deck of cards. There are 4 suits, one of them being kings. This means that there are 13 kings in a deck. If we select a card at random, the probability that it is a king is 13/52, or the number of kings/total number of cards 

Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are four kings in a deck, out of 52 cards. Therefore the probability is 1/13.