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Yes, four Aces, four Kings, four Queens and four Jacks, so the answer would be 16/52 = 4/13. Fortunately you don't need to know anything at all about standard decks of cards for the GMAT.MBA.Aspirant wrote:A standard deck of 52 cards is shuffled and once card is drawn. What's the probability the the card is an ace or a face card?
It seems like an easy one but I don't know how many aces or faces exist in the deck..? Is it 4 aces and 12 faces?
This feels like a concept a real GMAT question won't count on your general knowledge to include - it's not general knowledge like the number of days in a week, or the meaning of "leap year". So A real problem will specify the actual number.MBA.Aspirant wrote:A standard deck of 52 cards is shuffled and once card is drawn. What's the probability the the card is an ace or a face card?
It seems like an easy one but I don't know how many aces or faces exist in the deck..? Is it 4 aces and 12 faces?
