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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

Answer 1

There are 4 kings in a standard pack. Two of the 4 kings are in black suits. The odds are the ratio of the probability of drawing a black card to the probability of not drawing a black card. Can you see what the correct choice is?

Answer 2

No. What is the probability of drawing a black card?

Answer 3

A. 4 to 1

Answer 4

I meant B

Answer 5

Can you please bear with me while I take you through the steps.
There are 4 cards, 2 of which are black. So what is the probability of drawing a black card?

Answer 6

There are 2 ways you can draw a black king from the 4 possibilities.
2/4 = 1/2 = 50%

Answer 7

Good work! You are correct.
There are 4 cards, 2 of which are not black. So what is the probability of drawing a card that is not black?

Answer 8

thx but i'm still a little confused..I dont know why :(

Answer 9

Can you just answer this and then the final answer will soon emerge:
There are 4 cards, 2 of which are not black. So what is the probability of drawing a card that is not black?

Answer 10

Do you think that the probabilities of drawing a card that is black and a card that is not black are the same?

Answer 11

1 to 2

Answer 12

The odds are the ratio of the probability of drawing a black card to the probability of not drawing a black card. The two probabilities are equal in this case. Can you now see what the correct choice of the odds must be?

Answer 13

yeah Thx :D

Answer 14

You are correct! Well done :)

Answer 15

Awesome :D

Answer 16

You're welcome :)