Question

A single card is drawn at random from a standard deck of $52$ playing cards. Compute the probability to get the card is red.

• A. $\frac{1}{2}$
• B. $\frac{4}{13}$
• C. $\frac{1}{13}$
• D. $\frac{12}{13}$

Answer 1

The correct option is A $\frac{1}{2}$

Total number of playing cards $=52$

Number of red cards in a deck of $52$ cards $=26$

$P$ (the card is red)$=$ $\frac{\text{Number of favourable outcomes}}{\text{Number of total possible outcomes}}$

$=$ $\frac{26}{52}=\frac{1}{2}$