In drawing one card from a standard deck of 52 playing cards

In drawing one card from a standard deck of 52 playing cards, what is the probabilty that it is below a 6 and black?

(a) 1/13

(b) 3/26

(c) 2/13

(d) 3/52

Solution

Dear Student Thank you for using Chegg !! Given a deck of 52 cards => Sample space = 52 Total Number of cards below 6 & Black Favourable outcomes are Spade2 Spade 3 Spade4 Spade5 Club2 Club3 Club4 Club5 No of fvourable outcomes = 8 Probability of drawing a card which is black and = 8/52 < 6 = 2/13 Option C