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A standard deck of 52 playing cards contains four of each numbered card 2–10 and four each of aces, kings, queens, and jacks. Two cards are chosen from the deck at random.Which expression represents the probability of drawing a king and a queen?

A
StartFraction (4 P 1) (3 P 1) Over 52 P 2 EndFraction
Option A
B
StartFraction (4 C 1) (3 C 1) Over 52 C 2 EndFraction
Option B
C
StartFraction (4 P 1) (4 P 1) Over 52 P 2 EndFraction
Option C
D
StartFraction (4 C 1) (4 C 1) Over 52 C 2 EndFraction
Option D
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Two boys and three girls are auditioning to play the piano for a school production. Two students will be chosen, one as the pianist, the other as the alternate.What is the probability that the pianist will be a boy and the alternate will be a girl? Express your answer as a percent.

A
30%
B
40%
C
50%
D
60%
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A landscaper is selecting two trees to plant. He has five to choose from. Three of the five are deciduous and two are evergreen.What is the probability that he chooses trees of two different types? Express your answer as a percent.

A
30%
B
40%
C
50%
D
60%
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A lock is opened using a sequence of three numbers. The numbers range from 0 to 39, inclusive, and cannot be repeated within the sequence.What is the probability that all the numbers in the sequence are even? Express your answer as a percent and round to the nearest whole number.

A
8%
B
12%
C
16%
D
24%

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