Given a deck of cards, select a card. What is the probability of this card is a king 

In a standard deck of 52 playing cards, there are 4 kings (one each from the suits: hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades).

The probability of selecting a king is calculated as:

\[
P(\text{King}) = \frac{\text{Number of Kings}}{\text{Total Number of Cards}} = \frac{4}{52} = \frac{1}{13}
\]

Thus, the probability of selecting a king from a deck of 52 cards is **\(\frac{1}{13}\)** or approximately **0.0769** (7.69%).

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Here are 5 related questions to expand on this:
1. What is the probability of selecting an ace from a deck of cards?
2. What is the probability of selecting a face card (king, queen, or jack) from the deck?
3. What is the probability of selecting a red king from a deck?
4. What is the probability of selecting either a king or a queen from the deck?
5. What is the probability of selecting a spade from the deck?

**Tip:** Probability is always calculated by dividing the number of favorable outcomes by the total number of possible outcomes.

Given a deck of cards, select a card. What is the probability of this card being a king?

Understand how to calculate the probability of selecting a king from a standard deck of 52 playing cards. This problem covers fundamental probability concepts and basic combinatorics. Suitable for students in Grades 6-8.

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