Question

A card is drawn from a standard deck of 52 cards. What is the probability of drawing a face card (jack, king, or queen) or a black card? (Hint: Half of a standard deck of 52 cards has black cards.)

Answer 1

Probability of drawing a face card =
4 suits x 3 = 12
$\frac{12}{52} = \frac{3}{13}$
Probability of drawing a black card =
$\frac{26}{52} = \frac{1}{2}$
Hope this helps. - M