Question

If a card is drawn from a well shuffled pack of playing cards, then the probability that the card drawn is an honor is

• A.
  $\frac{7}{13}$
• B.
  $\frac{2}{13}$
• C.
  $\frac{4}{13}$
• D.
  $\frac{5}{13}$

Answer 1

The correct option is C

$\frac{4}{13}$
Total number of cards = 52
Honor cards are the four highest cards (A, K, Q, J) of each suit.

$\therefore$ Number of honor cards = 16

$\therefore$ Required probability

$=\frac{\text{Number of favourable outcomes}}{\text{Total number of outcomes}}=\frac{16}{52}=\frac{4}{13}$

Hence, the correct answer is option c.