One card is selected at random from a standard 52-card deck of playing cards. Find the probability that the card selected is a red king.

1 out of 26,

There are 2 red kings in 52 cards so it would be 2 / 52 and then you sipmlify to 1 / 26

To find the probability of selecting a red king from a standard deck of 52 playing cards, you need to determine the number of favorable outcomes (red kings) and the total number of possible outcomes (52 cards).

There are 2 red kings in a deck – the king of hearts and the king of diamonds. Since there is only one king of hearts and one king of diamonds, the total number of red kings is 2.

The total number of possible outcomes is simply the total number of cards in the deck, which is 52.

So, the probability of selecting a red king is given by the fraction 2/52. This fraction can be simplified to 1/26.

Thus, the probability of selecting a red king from a standard 52-card deck is 1 out of 26.