Read and follow the directions below. 1. Imagine a deck of 52 cards, ranging from twos through the face cards to aces, all in four equal suits-hearts, diamonds. clubs. and spades. 2. Remove all of the red suit cards. 3. Add back only the hearts. 4. Remove the jacks, queens, and kings. Which of the following tells the number of cards now in the deck? A) 30 cards B) 35 cards C) 40 cards D) 45 cards

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Lizzy

17 March, 23:14

Read and follow the directions below. 1. Imagine a deck of 52 cards, ranging from twos through the face cards to aces, all in four equal suits-hearts, diamonds. clubs. and spades. 2. Remove all of the red suit cards. 3. Add back only the hearts. 4. Remove the jacks, queens, and kings. Which of the following tells the number of cards now in the deck? A) 30 cards B) 35 cards C) 40 cards D) 45 cards

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Jadiel Wall · Answer 1

Answer: A) 30 cards

Step-by-step explanation:

1. 52 cards

2. subtract red suit cards: 52 - 26 = 26

3. add back the hearts: 26 + 13 = 39

4. remove the 3 remaining jacks, 3 remaining queens, & 3 remaining kings: 39 - 9 = 30

There are 30 cards remaining