Basic Probability: Picture and Number Cards

Basic Probability: Picture and Number Cards

Secondary 2

There are \(47\) cards in a deck of which \(22\) are picture cards and \(25\) are number cards. Each card has a suit of either a clubs or a heart. There is a total of \(27\) cards with the suit of clubs, \(18\) of which are number cards.

A card is chosen at random from the deck, find the probability of choosing

  1. a picture card,
  2. a number card with a suit of clubs,
  3. a picture card with a suit of heart,
  4. a picture card or a card with a suit of heart.

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Answer:(i) \(\frac{22}{47}\) (ii) \(\frac{18}{47}\) (iii) \(\frac{13}{47}\) (iv) \(\frac{29}{47}\)

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