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Why does The Probability of drawing a jack and a 10 out of a deck of 52 cards=0?

Why does The Probability of drawing a jack and a 10 out of a deck of 52 cards=0?-example-1
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Answer:

A card cannot be both a jack and 10 at the same time.

(The events are mutually exclusive; can't occur at same time.)

Explanation:

When drawing a single card at a time, the card cannot be a jack and 10 at the same time.

P(Jack or 10) would be a different story. There are 4 of each kind in a deck so the P(Jack or 10)=8/52=4/26=2/13.

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