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In a deck of cards (no jokers), what is the probability of picking a card with a letter on it?

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Answer: 4/13

Explanation:

How many cards are there total? In a deck of cards without Jokers, you have 52 cards.

Now, what cards have a letter on them? These are the aces, kings, queens, and jacks. There are 16 of these cards in the deck total. Four different types, with four of each type (4 * 4 = 16).

We will put the number of desired outcomes (cards with a letter) over the possible outcomes (total cards) to create our probability.

16/52

4/13

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