Question

One card is drawn at random from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability that the card drawn is : (i) a black king (ii) a red card (iii) neither a queen nor an ace

Answer 1

i) 1/26

ii) 1/2

iii) 11/13

Answer 2

(i) The probability of drawing a black card is 2/52 = 1/26

(ii) The probability of drawing a red card = 26/52= 1/2

(iii) The probability of drawing neither a queen nor an ace = 44/52= 11/13