One card is drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability of getting
One card is drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability of getting
(i) a king of red colour (ii) a face card (iii) a red face card
(iv) the jack of hearts (v) a spade (vi) the queen of diamonds
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Answer:
Possible numbers of events = 52
(i) Numbers of king of red colour = 2
Probability of getting a king of red colour = 2/52 = 1/26
(ii) Numbers of face cards = 12
Probability of getting a face card = 12/52 = 3/13
(iii) Numbers of red face cards = 6
Probability of getting a king of red colour = 6/52 = 3/26
(iv) Numbers of jack of hearts =1
Probability of getting a king of red colour = 1/526
(v) Numbers of king of spade = 13
Probability of getting a king of red colour = 13/52 = 1/4
(vi) Numbers of queen of diamonds = 1
Probability of getting a king of red colour = 1/52
Total number of outcomes = 52
(i) Let E1 be the event of getting a king of red suit.
Number of favorable outcomes = 2
Therefore, P(getting of red suit) = P(E1) = \(\frac{number\,of\,outcomes\,favorable\,to\,E_1}{number\,of\,all\,possible\,outcomes}\) = \(\frac{2}{52}\) = \(\frac{1}{36}\).
Thus, the probability of getting a king of red suit is \(\frac{1}{36}\).
(ii) Let E2 be the event of getting a face card
Number of favorable outcomes = 12
Therefore, P(getting of red suit) = P(E2) = \(\frac{number\,of\,outcomes\,favorable\,to\,E_2}{number\,of\,all\,possible\,outcomes}\) = \(\frac{12}{52}\) = \(\frac{3}{13}\)
Thus, the probability of getting a face card is \(\frac{3}{13}\).
(iii) Let E3 be the event of getting red face card
Number of favorable outcomes = 6
Therefore, P(getting of red suit) = P(E3) = \(\frac{number\,of\,outcomes\,favorable\,to\,E_3}{number\,of\,all\,possible\,outcomes}\) = \(\frac{6}{52}\) = \(\frac{3}{26}\)
Thus, the probability of getting a red face card is \(\frac{3}{26}\).
Total number of outcomes = 52
(i) Let E4 be the event of getting a queen of black suit.
Number of favorable outcomes = 2
Therefore, P(getting a queen of black suit) = P(E4) = \(\frac{number\,of\,outcomes\,favorable\,to\,E_4}{number\,of\,all\,possible\,outcomes}\) = \(\frac{2}{52}\) = \(\frac{1}{26}\)
Thus, the probability of getting a queen of black suit is \(\frac{1}{26}\).
(ii) let E5 be the event of getting a jack of hearts.
Number of favorable outcomes = 1
Therefore, P(getting a queen of black suit) = P(E5) = \(\frac{number\,of\,outcomes\,favorable\,to\,E_5}{number\,of\,all\,possible\,outcomes}\) = \(\frac{1}{52}\)
Thus, the probability of getting a jack of heart is \(\frac{1}{52}\).
(iii) let E6 be the event of getting a spade.
Number of favorable outcomes = 13
Therefore, P(getting a queen of black suit) = P(E6) = \(\frac{number\,of\,outcomes\,favorable\,to\,E_6}{number\,of\,all\,possible\,outcomes}\) = \(\frac{13}{52}\) = \(\frac{1}{4}\)
Thus, the probability of getting a spade is \(\frac{1}{4}\).