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A card is randomly selected from a standard deck of 52 playing cards. What is the probability that it is a face card or a spade?

User Sayooj V R
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Answer:

8/13.

There's 12 face cards & 26 black cards. In the 26 black cards, theres 6 face cards. Theres 32 cards overall that is either a black card or a face card. So in conclusion the answer is 8/13 because 52 (the total amt in the deck) divided by 32 = 8/13.

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