Probability of cards

a game of chance

1. Civil Engineering Dept., Uet Peshawar Compiled by: Muhammad Bilal



A "standard deck of playing cards” consists of 52 Cards, among which there are four
suits/groups
The four suits with their names, symbol and color
 The suit of Diamonds ♦ 13 cards
 The suit of Hearts ♥ 13 cards
 The suit of Clubs ♣ 13 cards
 The suit of Spades ♠ 13 cards
Each suit contains 13 cards: Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, Jack, Queen, and King.
 Ace stands for 1 , jack 11, queen 12 and king 13- it remains same in every suit
 Modern playing cards has the dimensions of 3
2
1
× 2
2
1
inches


As Probability is given by
Number of favourable outcomes
Total number of outcomes
, we can predict about any cards
event ‘In past, present or future’
 For example find the probability of drawing Red king?
i.e.=
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Probability of Cards

26 red cards
26 black cards