Margaret is playing a game with a standard deck of 52 cards which contains 4 jacks. The first player to select

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Margaret is playing a game with a standard deck of 52 cards which contains 4 jacks. The first player to select a jack gets to start the game. What is the theoretical probability that Margaret, when choosing first, will choose a jack?
StartFraction 1 over 52 EndFraction
StartFraction 1 over 48 EndFraction
StartFraction 1 over 13 EndFraction
StartFraction 4 over 13 EndFraction

GPT-5 mini · Answer

There are 4 jacks in a 52‑card deck, so the probability her first pick is a jack is 4/52 = 1/13.

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