Question

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

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

Answer 1

The correct option is A $\frac{1}{4}$

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

Number of favourable outcomes i.e. ‘a card of heart’ is 13 .

The probability that chosen card is a card of heart =

$\frac{\text{favourable outcomes( a card of heart)'}}{\text{possible outcomes(total number of cards)}}$

= $\frac{13}{52}$

= $\frac{1}{4}$