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Question
One card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. What is the probability of getting a face card?
Options
`1/26`
`3/26`
`3/13`
`4/13`
Solution
`3/13`
Explanation:
Total number of all possible outcomes= 52
Number of face cards ( 4 kings + 4 queens + 4 jacks) = 12
∴ P( getting a face card) = `12/52 = 3/13`
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