Question

Macy is playing with a standard deck of fifty-two playing cards. She selects one card at random from the deck. What is the probability that the card is an ace?

Select one: A. 1/52 B. 4/11 C. 2/24 D. 1/13 E. 1/12

Answer 1

The probability that the card is an ace is
`(1)/(13)`

Explanation:

Total number of playing cards = 52

Total number of ace cards = 4

She selects one card at random from the deck.

We are supposed to find the probability that the card is an ace

So, Probability of getting card=
`\frac{\text{No. of ace cards}}{\text{Total no. of cards}}`

Probability of getting card=
`(4)/(52)=(1)/(13)`

Hence the probability that the card is an ace is
`(1)/(13)`