What is the probability of drawing a queen or a face card in a shuffled deck of cards
In a deck of 52 standard playing cards, there are four queens (one in each suit) and 12 face cards (three in each suit - king, queen, and jack). The probability of drawing a queen or a face card can be calculated as follows:
Number of desired outcomes: 4 queens + 12 face cards = 16 cards
Total number of possible outcomes: 52 cards
Therefore, the probability = (Number of desired outcomes) / (Total number of possible outcomes) = 16/52 = 0.3077 (rounded to four decimal places) or approximately 30.77%.