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4. Jasmine drew a face card from a standard deck of playing cards. Based on that condition, what is the probability it was a king?

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A standard deck of playing cards consists of 52 cards. There are 4 kings, then the number of favorable outcomes is

4. Therefore, the probability is


P(\text{KING)}=(4)/(52)=(2)/(26)=(1)/(13)

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