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- Check operation order.
- Cancel common factors.
- Use divisibility/remainder rules where applicable.
Correct Answer: B
Correct Answer: B
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Method / Topic: Simplification
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<td style="background-color:#c0e6f5; border-bottom:1px solid #44b3e1; border-left:none; border-right:none; border-top:1px solid #44b3e1; height:20px; vertical-align:top; white-space:normal; width:85px"><span style="color:#000000">Face cards are jacks, queens, and kings. There are three face cards in each suit. The two red suits are hearts and diamonds, so the number of red face cards is 3×2=6. A standard deck has 52 cards. Therefore, probability=6/52=3/26. Aces are not counted as face cards, which is an important distinction in card-probability
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- Check operation order.
- Cancel common factors.
- Use divisibility/remainder rules where applicable.
One card is drawn from a standard deck of 52 cards. What is the probability of drawing a red face card?
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Correct Answer: B
Method / Topic: Simplification
The answer follows the correct operation order or number rule.
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Correct Answer: B
Method / Topic: Simplification
<table cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; height:20px; width:85px">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="background-color:#c0e6f5; border-bottom:1px solid #44b3e1; border-left:none; border-right:none; border-top:1px solid #44b3e1; height:20px; vertical-align:top; white-space:normal; width:85px"><span style="color:#000000">Face cards are jacks, queens, and kings. There are three face cards in each suit. The two red suits are hearts and diamonds, so the number of red face cards is 3×2=6. A standard deck has 52 cards. Therefore, probability=6/52=3/26. Aces are not counted as face cards, which is an important distinction in card-probability
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