Question

A card is chosen at random from a deck of 52 cards. What is the probability that a heart or spade is chosen?

Answer 1

It would be 26 because half of 52 is 26 and because you are looking for the spades plus the hearts is u what that in half too and just want on or the other just divide 26 by 2

Answer 2

Answer: 0.5

Explanation:

Given : The total number of cards in a deck = 52

Number of cards with hearts = 13

Number of cards with spade = 13

Probability of getting a card with heart :-

`P(H)=(13)/(52)=(1)/(4)`

Probability of getting a card with spade :-

`P(S)=(13)/(52)=(1)/(4)`

Since both the events are independent, then the probability that a heart or spade is chosen :-

`P(H\ or\ S)=P(H)+P(S)\\\\=(1)/(4)+(1)/(4)\\\\=(2)/(4)=(1)/(2)=0.5`

Hence, the probability that a heart or spade is chosen = 0.5