AP BIOLOGY

HEREDITY

BASICS OF PROBABILITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A single card is chosen at random from a standard deck of 52 playing cards. What is the probability of choosing a king or a club?
A
1/52
B
16/52
C
17/52
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hence, the probability of getting a king or a club is 4/13.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hence for drawing a card from a deck, each outcome has probability 1/52. The probability of an event is the sum of the probabilities of the outcomes in the event, hence the probability of drawing a spade is 13/52 = 1/4, and the probability of drawing a king is 4/52 = 1/13.

Detailed explanation-3: -First, there are 52 cards in the deck, so the total number of outcomes is 52. But there are only 13 spades and 13 clubs, so that is the sample space. The probability of getting a spade, P(Spade), is 13/52 or 0.2500. Same for the probability of getting a club, P(Club) = 13/52 or 0.2500.

Detailed explanation-4: -A card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards. The probability of getting an ace is 1/52.

Detailed explanation-5: -In a deck of cards, there are 6 red-faced cards. So, the probability of drawing a red-faced card is 6 out of 52 cards.

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