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ASK A QUESTION There are 4 queens in a standard deck of 52 cards. You pick one card at random. What is the probability of not picking a queen?

User Adam Fish
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Answer:

12/13

Explanation:

User Hossam Hassan
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First, find out how many cards are not queens in the deck, or 52-4=48 cards. 48 cards are not queens in the deck.
So, the probability of picking a not-queen is 48/52. That can be simplified to 12/13

Answer: 12/13

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