Question

Pinochle is a card game using 2 decks that consist of 12 cards in each of 4 suits-- spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs. There are 2 of each ace, king, queen, jack, 10 and 9 in each suit. All cards must be dealt to play the game. The king, queen, and Jack are all "face" cards.
1.) What is the probability of being dealt a red face card such as the queen of diamonds?


2.) What are the odds of being dealt a king?

Answer 1

Learn how to play the classic American-made two-player game of Pinochle. ... Each ace 11. Each ten 10.Each king 4. Each queen 3. Each jack 2. Last trick 10. Nines (and 8s and 7s, when the 64-card pack is used) have no point value. The values of the ... A player who cannot follow suit must trump if they have a trump.