A card is selected from a deck of 52 cards. The probability of its being a red face card is
(A) 3/26
(B) 3/13
(C) 2/13
(D) 1/2

NCERT Exemplar - MCQ
NCERT Exemplar - MCQ
Last updated at Dec. 16, 2024 by Teachoo
Transcript
Question 10 A card is selected from a deck of 52 cards. The probability of its being a red face card is (A) 3/26 (B) 3/13 (C) 2/13 (D) 1/2 Total number of cards = 52 Face cards are King, Queen and Jack Total number Red face cards = 6 P (getting a red face card) = (𝑁𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑠)/(𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑠) = 6/52 = 𝟑/𝟐𝟔 So, the correct answer is (A)