Question

1. what is the probability of drawing a red card from a standard deck of playing cards? a. 1/4 b. 1/26 c. 1/2 d. 1/52

Explanation:

Step1: Determine total number of cards

A standard deck has \(52\) cards.

Step2: Determine number of red cards

There are \(26\) red cards ( \(13\) hearts and \(13\) diamonds).

Step3: Calculate probability

Probability formula is \(P=\frac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total number of outcomes}}\). So \(P = \frac{26}{52}\).

Step4: Simplify the fraction

\(\frac{26\div26}{52\div26}=\frac{1}{2}\)

Answer:

C. \(1/2\)