Question

A card is picked from well shuffled deck of 52 cards. What is the probability of picking a card of diamond?

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

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

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

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

This question was addressed to me during an internship interview.

My doubt stems from Data Handling topic in portion Data Handling of Mathematics – Class 8

Answer 1

The correct answer is (b) \(\frac{1}{4}\)

The explanation is: 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. The probability of picking a card of diamond is \(\frac{1}{4}\).