Lucy has a deck of 52 cards with 4 suits (hearts, spades, diamonds, and clubs), and each suit has cards numbered 1–13. What is the theoretical probability of her picking a 4 from the deck of cards? The answer should be a fraction. Remember to simplify.(1

Question

Lucy has a deck of 52 cards with 4 suits (hearts, spades, diamonds, and clubs), and each suit has cards numbered 1–13. What is the theoretical probability of her picking a 4 from the deck of cards? The answer should be a fraction. Remember to simplify.(1

Answer 1

There are 4 different 4s in a deck of 52 cards, so the probability of picking a 4 is 4/52. To simplify this fraction, we divide both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common factor, which is 4.

4 ÷ 4 = 1
52 ÷ 4 = 13

So, the simplified fraction is 1/13.

Therefore, the theoretical probability of Lucy picking a 4 from the deck of cards is 1/13.