Question

You have a deck of 52 cards. Find the odds in favor of choosing a King.


1/12


1/52


1/26


1/13

Answer 1

4 in 52
so
1/13

Answer 2

i agree 1/13

Answer 3

that's the probability of choosing a king, but in fact the odds has a different meaning!

the probability here is 4 in 52, or 4/52 (= 1/13)

the odds are the probability of something happening / the probability of it not happening

probability of not drawing a king is 48 in 52, or 48/52

the ODDS of choosing a king are thus

(4/52) / (48/52) = 4/48 = 1/12

A is the correct answer, not D.

@cc3 @jakebarnes @bobsue

Answer 4

did not know that thx!