Question

A card is drawn from a well-shued deck of 52 playing cards. The probability that the card will not be an ace is
A. $\frac{1}{13}$
B. $\frac{1}{4}$
C. $\frac{12}{13}$
D. $\frac{3}{4}$

Answer 1

Probably P(E)=No. of possible outcomes/Total no. of outcomes
No. of cards other than ace=48
Probability=48/52=12/13
So the answer is (C)=12/13

Answer 2

The probability of picking up an ace or a king is 8/52 since in a deck of 52 cards there are 4 aces and 4 kings, which totals 8. The probability of not picking up an ace or king is simply 52/52 - 8/52 = 48/52.

Or simply 12/13