Question

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3. A card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards.
(a) What is the probability that the card drawn is red in colour?

Answer 1

$$\begin{gathered} \mathrm{Hi}, \\ \mathrm{There}\mathrm{are}26\mathrm{red}\mathrm{coloured}\mathrm{cards}\mathrm{so} \\ \mathrm{favourable}\mathrm{outcomes}=26 \\ \mathrm{total}\mathrm{outcomes}=52 \\ \mathrm{so}\mathrm{required}\mathrm{probability}=\frac{26}{52}=\frac{1}{2} \end{gathered}$$