Using an ordinary deck of 52 playing cards, you are dealt three cards. What is the probability that each card is a face card. (There are 12 face cards in a deck.) Select the best answer from the choices provided.

A. 0.23077

B. 0.01229

C. 0.00938

D. 0.00995

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Mathematics

Reginald Potter

9 May, 19:28

Using an ordinary deck of 52 playing cards, you are dealt three cards. What is the probability that each card is a face card. (There are 12 face cards in a deck.) Select the best answer from the choices provided.

A. 0.23077

B. 0.01229

C. 0.00938

D. 0.00995

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Lola Oliver · Answer 1

First card being a face card = 12/52 = 3/13

Second card being a face card = 11/51

Third card being a face card = 10/50 = 1/5

Probability of all three = 3/13 x 11/51 x 1/5 = 0.00995

The answer is D.

Using an ordinary deck of 52 playing cards, you are dealt three cards. What is the probability that each card is a face card. (There are 12 face cards in a deck.) Select the best answer from the choices provided.A. 0.23077B. 0.01229C. 0.00938D. 0.00995

Using an ordinary deck of 52 playing cards, you are dealt three cards. What is the probability that each card is a face card. (There are 12 face cards in a deck.) Select the best answer from the choices provided.

A. 0.23077

B. 0.01229

C. 0.00938

D. 0.00995