Question

You are dealt one card from a standard 52-card deck. Find the probability of being dealt a club.The probability of being dealt a club is

Answer 1

ANSWER

$\frac{1}{4}$

EXPLANATION

A standard deck of 52 cards has 4 suits which are; heart, club, spades and diamonds.

Each suit comprise equal number of cards which is 13

Hence, the number of club in the cards is 13.

Therefore, the probability of being dealt a club is;

$\begin{gathered} Prob(club)=\frac{number\text{ of club}}{Total\text{ number of cards}} \\ =\frac{13}{52} \\ =\frac{1}{4} \end{gathered}$