A deck of cards contains 52 cards. These cards consist of four suits - hearts, spades, clubs, and diamonds. Each suit contains one of each of the following: $2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10$, jack, queen, king, and ace. Assume that one card is selected at random from a well-shuffled deck of cards.
-Find the probability that the card is a red card.
A) $\frac{1}{2}$
B) $\frac{1}{4}$
C) $\frac{1}{26}$
D) $\frac{1}{52}$

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There are 26 red cards in a deck (13 hearts and 13 diamonds), out of a total of 52 cards. Therefore, the probability of selecting a red card is $\frac{26}{52} = \frac{1}{2}$.

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