Question

A standard deck of 52 cards contains 4 suits: hearts, clubs, diamonds, and spades. Each suit contains cards numbered 2 through 10, a jack, a queen, a king, and an ace. Jacob Bearint decides to pick one card at random from a standard deck of 52 cards. What is the probability that the card Jacob chooses is either a four or a six? P ( 4 ∪ 6 ) =

Answer 1

2 / 13

Explanation:

Number of cards in a standard deck = 52

Number of 4's = 4 ( 1 for each suit)

Number of 6's = 4 (1 for each suit)

Probability, P = required outcome / Total possible outcomes

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

P(a 6) = 4 /52 = 1/13

Probability of either a 4 or a 6

P(a 4) + P(a 6)

1/13 + 1/13

= 2 / 13