What Is the Probability of Getting a Face Card from a Deck of 52 Cards?

A deck of playing cards contains 52 cards, with 4 suits (hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades) and 13 cards per suit (2 through 10, plus Jack, Queen, King, and Ace). Among these 52 cards, there are 12 face cards (Jack, Queen, and King) because each suit has 3 face cards.

Face Cards in a Deck

In a deck of playing cards, each suit (hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades) contains three face cards (Jack, Queen, and King).

So, there are a total of 3×4 = 12 face cards in the deck.

Remember: Ace is not a face card.

Total Number of Cards in a deck are 52 cards. Now, we can calculate the probability of getting a face card.

Formula of Probability

Probability of getting a face card = Total number of cards / Number of face cards, thus,

​Probability of getting a face card = 12/52​

Probability of Face Card from a Deck of Cards

Probability of Getting a Face Card from a Deck of 52 Cards is:

P(face card)= 3/13.