Question:
One card is drawn at random from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards. What is the probability of getting an ace?
Solution:
GIVEN: One card is drawn from a well shuffled deck of 52 playing cards
TO FIND: Probability of getting an Ace
Total number of cards are52.
Cards which are Ace are 1 from each suit
Total number of Ace cards is
We know that PROBABILITY =
Hence probability of getting an Ace=
Hence probability of getting an Ace =