Question

What is the probability of picking a face card from deck of cards?

(a) \(\frac{16}{52}\)

(b) \(\frac{1}{13}\)

(c) \(\frac{1}{4}\)

(d) \(\frac{13}{52}\)

The question was posed to me in exam.

This interesting question is from Data Handling in portion Data Handling of Mathematics – Class 8

Answer 1

The correct option is (a) \(\frac{16}{52}\)

To elaborate: Deck of cards contains 52 cards. There are 13 cards of hearts, spades, clubs and diamonds. The 13 cards are A, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K. There are 16 face cards. The probability of picking a face card from deck of cards is \(\frac{16}{52}\).