Question

a card is selected at random. from well shuffled pack of 52 cards find the probability that the sale Ted card is. (a) a face card (b) not face card (c) diamond (d) an ace (e) not a king (f) a coin of red colour (g) a jack of black colour

Answer 1

(a) 12

(b) 52-12=40

(c) 13

(d) 4

(e) 52-4=48

(f) 26

(g) 2

Answer 2

total number of outcomes=52

(a) possible events=(king, Queen,Jack)4

p(face card)=12/52

=1/4

(b) possible events=Ace,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10

p(not ace)=40/52

=5/6

(c) possible events=Ace,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,King, Queen,Jack

p(diamond)=13/52

=1/4

(d) possible events=aces of black and aces of red

p(ace)=4/52

=1/13

(e) possible events=Ace,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10, Queen and Jack

p(not a king)=48/52

(f) possible events=26card of diamonds and hearteens

p(red card)=26/52

(e ) possible events= 2 Jack's of club and sphade

p(Jack of black card)=2/52

=1/26

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