Question

From a well shuffled deck of 52 playing cards a card is selected at random. Find the probability of getting a) a black card b) An ace

Answer 1

Answer:

Probability of getting a black card = 26/52

Probability of getting an ace card = 4/52

Answer 2

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

1) There are 26 black cards . So when divided by 52 ,it becomes 1/2.(on simplifying)

2) There are only 2 black kings .So when divided by 52 ,it becomes 1/26.(on simplifying)

3) There are 4 aces in the whole deck, one from each group. So when divided by 52 , it becomes 1/13.(on simplifying)

4) Each group has 13 cards and diamonds too .So when divided by 52 , it becomes 1/4.(on simplifying)