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If one card is drawn from an ordinary deck of cards what is the probability of getting a red card or a 10 or a queen?​

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Answer:


(17)/(26)

Explanation:

In probability

"AND" means to multiply, and

"OR" means to add

Here, we want probability getting a red card OR a 10 OR a queen. So we find each individual probabilities and ADD.

In a standard deck, there is 52 cards.

P(Red):

half the cards are red and half are black, so there are 52/2 = 26 red cards

Hence

P(Red) = 26/52 = 1/2

P(10):

There are 4 suits with each one having 1 "10" card, so there are FOUR 10s in a deck. So,

P(10) = 4/52 = 1/13

P(Queen):

There are 4 suits with each one having 1 Queen. So in 4 suits, there are a total of 4 Queens. So,

P(Queen) = 4/52 = 1/13

P(Red, or, 10, or, Queen) = 1/2 + 1/13 + 1/13 =
(17)/(26)

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