A card is selected from a deck of 52 cards. The probability of its being a red face card is

(A) 3/26 

(B) 3/13

(C) 2/13   

(D) 1/2

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Question 10 A card is selected from a deck of 52 cards. The probability of its being a red face card is (A) 3/26 (B) 3/13 (C) 2/13 (D) 1/2 Total number of cards = 52 Face cards are King, Queen and Jack Total number Red face cards = 6 P (getting a red face card) = (𝑁𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑠)/(𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑠) = 6/52 = 𝟑/𝟐𝟔 So, the correct answer is (A)

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