Question

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

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.