Question

A card is drawn from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards. What is the probability of getting a spade?

• A. 1/8
• B. 1/6
• C. 1/4
• D. 1/10

Answer 1

The correct option is C

1/4

Given,

Sample space = Total number of cards = 52

Number of favourable outcomes (getting a spade) = 13

Probability of an event, P(E) =$\frac{\text{number of favourable outcomes}}{\text{total number of outcomes}}$

$\Rightarrow$ P(getting a spade) = $\frac{13}{52}$ = $\frac{1}{4}$

Therefore, the probability of getting a spade is $\frac{1}{4}$ .