Find the odds. The kings are separated from a deck of standard playing cards and shuffled. One king is randomly selected. What are the odds in favor of drawing a black card?
A. 4 to 1

B. 1 to 4

C. 1 to 2

D. 1 to 1

Question

Find the odds. The kings are separated from a deck of standard playing cards and shuffled. One king is randomly selected. What are the odds in favor of drawing a black card? 
 A. 4 to 1  
 
 B. 1 to 4  
 
 C. 1 to 2  
 
 D. 1 to 1

kinggeorge · Answer

How many kings are there total, and how many black kings are there?

anonymous · Answer

A standard deck has 4 kings, 2 black and 2 red. Therefore, there is a 2 to 2 chance of drawing a black card to drawing a red card, or 1 to 1.