Question

A card is drawn from a well-shuffled pack of 52 cards. Find the probability that the card drawn is a spade.

Answer 1

Number of possible outcomes when card is drawn from pack of 52 cards = 52 

n(S) = 52 

Number of spade cards = 13

E = event of drawing a spade 

n(E) = 13 

Probability of drawing a spade = `(n(E))/(n(S)) = 13/52 = 1/4`