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

anonymous · Answer

I think c

anonymous · Answer

4 kings
2 black

1 is selected 

therefore 1/2? right?

kropot72 · Answer

There are 4 kings. Spades and clubs are both black. Therefore there are two out of four cards that will result in black. Odds of 2 to 4 give a probability of 1 to 2. The correct choice is C