Question

Margaret is playing a game with a standard deck of 52 cards which contains 4 jacks. The first player to select a jack gets to start the game. What is the theoretical probability that Margaret, when choosing first, will choose a jack?

Answer 1

the answer would be 1/13

Answer 2

1/13

Explanation:

There are 4 jacks out of 52 cards. Since Margaret goes first, she has the chance to get any of the 4 jacks out of all 52 cards; this makes her probability

4/52 which simplifies to 1/13.