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    Apr 21, 2009, 03:26 PM
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    There are 52 cards in a deck. There are 4 Queens. What is the probability that if you cut the deck, you'll get a Queen? Express your answer as a fraction with no spaces. Reduce the fraction to its simplest form.
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    Apr 21, 2009, 06:12 PM

    Cutting the deck is the same as picking one card. There are 52 total possibilities, and 4 of them are what you want. So, the probability of picking a queen is "4/52" or "1/13".

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