Which event is most likely to happen?
A. getting a 6 when rolling a single dice once
B. randomly picking a consonant from the English alphabet
C. randomly picking a vowel letter from the English alphabet
D. getting a head from single toss of a fair coin
D. getting a head from a single toss of a fair coin
A. Impossible
There are 26 even-numbered cards in a deck of 52 cards (2, 4, 6, 8, 10) out of 52 total cards.
So, the probability of choosing an even-numbered card is 26/52 which simplifies to 1/2 or 2/4.
Therefore, the correct answer is:
C. 20/52
If this spinner is to be spun once, how likely will it stop on a multiple of 9
A. Impossible
B. Certain
C. Unlikely
D. Likely
Calculate the theoretical probability of choosing an even-numbered card from a traditional deck of 52 cards. For this question, face cards are not counted as odd or even. Simplify.
A. 5/13
B. 4/13
C. 20/52
D. 7/13