The total number of face cards in a deck of cards is?

Answer: In a standard deck of playing cards, the total number of face cards is 12.

To understand why, let’s look at what constitutes a face card and how a deck is structured. Face cards in a deck are the Jacks, Queens, and Kings. These are the cards that typically have pictures of people (or “faces”) on them, hence the name “face cards.”

A standard deck has four suits: hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades. Each suit contains one Jack, one Queen, and one King. So, for each suit, there are 3 face cards. Since there are four suits in a deck, we multiply the number of face cards in one suit by the number of suits to get the total number of face cards in the deck.

The calculation is: 3 face cards per suit (Jack, Queen, King) × 4 suits (hearts, diamonds, clubs, spades) = 12 face cards in total.

This count of face cards is consistent across most standard decks, which are used in a wide variety of card games and are a staple in many households and gaming establishments.