Multiple choice

A card is drawn at random from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards. The probability of getting a face card of black colour is:

  1. 1/26

  2. 1/13

  3. 3/26

  4. 5/26
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Explanation

There are 52 cards. Face cards are Jack, Queen, King (3 per suit). Black suits are Spades and Clubs (2 suits). Total black face cards = 3 * 2 = 6. Probability = 6/52 = 3/26.

AI explanation

The probability is calculated by dividing the number of favorable outcomes by the total number of possible outcomes. A standard deck has 52 cards, and the black face cards are the jack, queen and king of both spades and clubs, totaling 6 cards. By writing the ratio of favorable cards to total cards, we get 6 divided by 52. Simplifying this fraction by dividing the numerator and denominator by 2 yields 3 divided by 26, which is 3/26.

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