Question

In a deck of 52 cards, there are 4 kings, 4 queens, and 4 jacks, known as the face cards. If a card is drawn from the deck, what is the probability that it is a face card?

• A. $\frac{3}{13}$
• B. $\frac{5}{13}$
• C. $\frac{8}{13}$
• D. $\frac{10}{13}$

Answer 1

The correct option is A $\frac{3}{13}$

Total number of face cards = 3 × 4 = 12

P(getting a face card) = $\frac{Numberoffacecards}{Totalnumberofcards}$
= $\frac{12}{52}$ = $\frac{3}{13}$

$\therefore$ P(getting a face card) = $\frac{3}{13}$