A card is drawn at random from a pack of cards. What is the probabilit...
Probability of drawing either a King card or a Black Card
When we draw a card from a pack of cards, we have a total of 52 cards, which can be categorized into four suits: hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades. Each suit contains 13 cards: Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen, and King. Out of these 13 cards, there are 4 King cards in the pack, and there are 26 black cards in the pack.
Probability of drawing a King card
The probability of drawing a King card from the pack can be calculated as follows:
Probability of drawing a King card = Number of King cards in the pack / Total number of cards in the pack
Probability of drawing a King card = 4/52 = 1/13
Probability of drawing a black card
The probability of drawing a black card from the pack can be calculated as follows:
Probability of drawing a black card = Number of black cards in the pack / Total number of cards in the pack
Probability of drawing a black card = 26/52 = 1/2
Probability of drawing either a King card or a Black card
When we want to calculate the probability of drawing either a King card or a Black card, we need to consider the following:
- There are 4 King cards in the pack, out of which 2 are black (King of Spades and King of Clubs), and 2 are red (King of Hearts and King of Diamonds).
- There are 26 black cards in the pack, out of which 2 are Jack cards (Jack of Spades and Jack of Clubs), and 2 are Queen cards (Queen of Spades and Queen of Clubs).
To calculate the probability of drawing either a King card or a Black card, we need to add the probability of drawing a King card to the probability of drawing a black card and then subtract the probability of drawing a King card that is not black:
Probability of drawing either a King card or a Black card = Probability of drawing a King card + Probability of drawing a black card - Probability of drawing a King card that is not black
Probability of drawing either a King card or a Black card = (2/52) + (26/52) - (2/52) = 26/52 = 1/2
Conclusion
The probability of drawing either a King card or a Black card from a pack of cards is 1/2 or 50%. This means that if we draw a card at random from the pack, there is an equal chance of drawing either a King card or a Black card.