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+
+def value_of_card(card):
+    if card in {'K', 'J', 'Q'}:
+        return 10
+    if card == 'A':
+        return 1
+    else:
+        return int(card)
+
+def higher_card(card_one, card_two):
+    if value_of_card(card_one) > value_of_card(card_two):
+        return card_one
+    if value_of_card(card_two) > value_of_card(card_one):
+        return card_two
+    else:
+        return card_one, card_two
+
+def value_of_ace(card_one, card_two):
+    if card_one == 'A' or  card_two == 'A':
+        return 1
+    if value_of_card(card_one) + value_of_card(card_two) <= 10:
+        return 11
+    else:
+        return 1
+
+def is_blackjack(card_one, card_two):
+    if card_one == 'A':
+        if value_of_card(card_two) == 10:
+            return True
+        else:
+            return False
+    if card_two == 'A':
+        if value_of_card(card_one) == 10:
+            return True
+        else:
+            return False
+    else:
+        return False
+
+def can_split_pairs(card_one, card_two):
+    if value_of_card(card_one) == value_of_card(card_two):
+        return True
+    else:
+        return False
+
+def can_double_down(card_one, card_two):
+    if value_of_card(card_one) + value_of_card(card_two) in {9, 10, 11}:
+        return True
+    else:
+        return False