The probability of drawing a spade from a pack of cards is : (a) (4)/(13) (b) (1)/(52) (c) (1)/(4) (d) (1)/(13

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Q. The probability of drawing a spade from a pack of cards is :

(a)

\dfrac{4}{13}

(b)

\dfrac{1}{52}

(c)

\dfrac{1}{4}

(d)

\dfrac{1}{13}

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With 13 spades among 52 cards, $P(\text{spade}) = \tfrac{13}{52} = \tfrac14$ , so the answer is option (c).

Using the classical definition of probability,

$P(E) = \frac{\text{number of favourable outcomes}}{\text{total number of outcomes}}.$

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Q.The probability of drawing a spade from a pack of cards is :