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Pat picked a card from a standard deck. What is the probability that Pat picked a diamond or a jack?

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Picking a random card from a deck, you have a 16/52 probability of picking a Jack or a diamond. That is the probability of getting a jack plus diamond, minus the jack of diamonds so that you don't count that one twice.
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