Question

A card is selected at random from an ordinary deck of 52 cards. What is the probability that it is either an ace or a spade

Answer 1

Answer: 4/13

Explanation:

Number of cards in a deck = 52

Number of spades = 13

Number of aces = 4

Number of ace of spade = 1

Probability of either a spade or an ace :

P(spade or ace) = P(spade U ace)

P(spade U ace) = p(spade) + p(ace) - p(spade n ace)

Probability = required outcome / Total possible outcomes

P(spade) = 13 / 52

P(ace) = 4 / 52

P(spade n ace) = 1 / 52

P(spade U ace) = p(spade) + p(ace) - p(spade n ace)

= 13/52 + 4/52 - 1/52

= 16 / 52 = 4 /13