Question

There are 52 cards in a deck of cards that consists of four suits, each containing a king, a queen, and a jack. You are dealt a card from a newly shuffled deck of playing cards. Which of the following describes the probability that you will be dealt a king or a queen?

A. 1/104
B. 1/52
C. 1/26
D. 2/13

Answer 1

Explanation:

There are 4 kings in a 52 card deck.

There are 4 queens in a 52 card deck.

There are 8 chances out of 52 that you will get a king or a queen.

8/52 reduces to 2 / 13 when you cancel out 4 from the top and 4 from the bottom of the probability fraction.