Question

There are 4 jacks in a standard deck of 52 playing cards. If patricia selects a card at random, what is the probability that it will be a jack? Please list step by step!

A. 1/52
B. 1/13
c. 1/2
D. 12/13

Answer 1

Probability of getting jack is
`(1)/(13)`

Explanation:

Given that There are 4 jacks in a standard deck of 52 playing cards. If patricia selects a card at random then we have to find the probability that it will be a jack.

`Probability=(Favorable\thinspace Outcomes)/(Total\thinspace outcomes)`

P(of getting jack)=
`(No.\thinspace of\thinspace jack)/(Total\thinspace cards)`

=
`(4)/(52)=(1)/(13)`

Hence, option B is correct.

Answer 2

(C) 1/13

Explanation:

Since, In a pack of 52 playing cards, there are 4 jacks in total.

If patricia selects a card at random, then the probability that it will be a jack will be:

Probability it is a jack=
`(Total number of jacks)/(Total number of cards)`

=
`(4)/(52)`

=
`(1)/(13)`

Which is the required probability.