Total number of cards: 52
Number of face cards: 12
To calculate the percentage that the face cards represent we need to divide the number of face cards by the total number of cars, and then multiply by 100%:
[tex]\frac{12}{52}\times100[/tex]The first division 12/52 will give us the proportion that the face cards represent, and by multiplying that by 100 we find the percentage.
Solving the operations:
-solving the division
[tex]0.2308\times100[/tex]-solving the multiplication:
[tex]23.08[/tex]The face cards represent 23.08%.
Rounding to the nearest tenth of a percent (one decimal place):
[tex]\approx23.1[/tex]Answer: 23.1%
