Question

From a pack of 52 cards the probability of getting a card of heart when a card is picked at random is___.

• A. $\frac{3}{4}$
• B. $\frac{1}{2}$
• C. $\frac{1}{2}$
• D. $1$

Answer 1

The correct option is B

$\frac{1}{2}$

The total number of cards = 52. Symbols that cards contain are 'Heart', 'Diamond', 'Spade', 'Club'. Every symbol has 13 cards.

The number of favorable outcomes i.e. ‘a card of heart’ is 13.

The probability that chosen card is a card of heart = $\frac{\text{favourable outcomes( a card of heart)'}}{\text{possible outcomes(total number of cards)}}$

= $\frac{13}{52}$

= $\frac{1}{4}$