Question

What is the probability of drawing a queen card from deck of cards?

(a) \(\frac{1}{2}\)

(b) \(\frac{1}{13}\)

(c) \(\frac{1}{4}\)

(d) \(\frac{1}{26}\)

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I would like to ask this question from Data Handling topic in portion Data Handling of Mathematics – Class 8

Answer 1

Right choice is (b) \(\frac{1}{13}\)

The best explanation: Deck of cards contains 52 cards. There are 13 cards of hearts, spades, clubs and diamonds. The 13 cards are A, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K. Queen card can belong to heart, spade, club or diamond. Hence, 4 outcomes are possible when drawing a queen card from deck of cards. Probability of picking a queen from deck of cards is \(\frac{1}{13}\).