One card is drawn at random from a standard deck of 52 cards. What is the probability of drawing a red card?
- Read the given information carefully.
- Apply the related Grade 8 probability or statistics rule.
Choose the best answer.
Note
Use the key probability or statistics idea first, then check the arithmetic carefully.
- In a standard deck, all 52 cards are equally likely to be drawn.
- The event 'red card' has 26 favorable cards.
- Probability is favorable outcomes divided by total outcomes, so the probability is 26/52 = 1/2.
The correct answer is 1/2. This matches the calculation or definition, so students should focus on the reasoning rather than only memorizing the final value.