Question

In a game, the suit and number of a card must be guessed while it is facedown. If the odds of guessing the suit correctly are 13/52 and the odds of guessing the number are 4/52, then what are the odds of guessing both the number and suit correctly?

Answer 1

1/52.

Explanation:

The suit AND the number must be correct.

When you see AND in a probability question think 'multiply'.

That would be 13/52 * 4/52

= 52/(52)^2

= 1/52.