Multiple choice

From a pack of 52 playing cards, five cards got lost – ten, jack, queen, king and ace of diamonds. After that, a card was drawn from the pack at random. Find the probability that it is a red face card.

  1. 3/26

  2. 6/47

  3. 8/47

  4. 4/47

  5. NA
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AI explanation

The pack originally had 52 cards, but losing 5 cards leaves a total of 47 possible outcomes. The lost cards included the jack and queen of diamonds, so the remaining red face cards are the jack, queen and king of hearts. This gives 3 favorable outcomes, making the required probability 3 divided by 47, which equals 6/47.

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