Question

A standard deck of playing cards contains 52 cards, equally divided among four suits (hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades). Each suit has the cards 2 through 10, as well as a jack, a queen, a king, and an ace.

If the 3 of spades card is drawn from a standard deck and is not replaced, what is the probability that the next card drawn is a spade OR a king?

Answer 1

The order does not matter, so we will be using combinations here. 52C1 is the first one since there is only one possibility. 16C1 is the second. You have to multiply these two, so 52 X 16 = 832.