A card is drawn from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards. What is the probability

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A card is drawn from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards. What is the probability of getting a spade?

Options:

A .

\frac{1}{8}

B . 0.33

C .

\frac{1}{4}

D . 0.25

Answer: Option C
:
C and D

Sample space = total number of cards in deck = 52.

Favorable outcome (getting a spade) = 13.

Hence, P(getting a spade) = $\frac{13}{52}$ = $\frac{1}{4}$ .

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