Question

Frances removes all the diamonds from an ordinary pack of 52 playing cards. She shuffles the deck and looks at the top card. What is the probability that it is the 5 of hearts?

Answer 1

`(1)/(39)`

Explanation:

A deck of card is divided into 4 suits of 13 cards each.

If all the diamonds are removed, then:

Total Number of Cards =52-13=39

If she then shuffles the deck and looks at the top card.

The probability that it is the 5 of hearts,

P( 5 of hearts)
`=(1)/(39)`