Question

A card is chosen from a well-shuffled pack of cards. The probability of getting an ace of spade or a jack of diamond is ______.

Options

• `1/52`

• `1/26`

• `1/13`

• `2/13`

Answer 1

A card is chosen from a well-shuffled pack of cards. The probability of getting an ace of spade or a jack of diamond is `underline(1/26)`.

Explanation:

Here, n(S) = 52

There is one ace of spade and one jack of diamond

∴ Favourable ways = 1 + 1 = 2

∴ Required probabilitty = `2/52 = 1/26`