Question

A card is drawn at random from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability of getting a king of red suit.

Answer 1

Given: A card is drawn at random from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards; find the probability of getting a king of red suit.

Step-wise calculation:

1. Total number of possible outcomes = 52   ...(Total cards)

2. Number of favourable outcomes = Number of red kings

= 2   ...(King of Hearts, King of Diamonds)

3. Probability = `"Favourable"/"Total"`

= `2/52`

= `1/26`

= 0.03846

The probability of getting a king of red suit is `1/26` (approximately 0.03846).