One card is drawn at random from a standard deck of 52 cards. What is the probability of drawing a face card?
- Read the given information carefully.
- Apply the related Grade 8 probability or statistics rule.
Choose the best answer.
Note
Use the key probability or statistics idea first, then check the arithmetic carefully.
- In a standard deck, all 52 cards are equally likely to be drawn.
- The event 'face card' has 12 favorable cards.
- Probability is favorable outcomes divided by total outcomes, so the probability is 12/52 = 3/13.
The correct answer is 3/13. This matches the calculation or definition, so students should focus on the reasoning rather than only memorizing the final value.