Question

You have a standard deck of 52 playing cards. What is the probability of drawing a red card (heart or diamond) from the deck?

A 1 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
B 0.5 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
C 0.75 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
D 0.6 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

Solution

There are 26 red cards in a standard deck (13 hearts + 13 diamonds), and a total of 52 cards. Therefore, the probability of drawing a red card is: Probability = (Number of favorable outcomes) / (Total number of outcomes) Probability = 26 / 52 Probability = 0.5 or 50%  

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