Question

When drawing a card from a deck of 52 cards, (13 clubs, 13 hearts, 13, spades, and 13 diamonds with each kind having A, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, J, O, k) what is the probability of drawing a Heart or a Seven?

Answer 1

There are 52 cards in a deck, and 13 of them are hearts. Therefore, the probability of drawing a heart is 13/52, or approximately 0.25.

There are also four sevens in a deck (one of each suit), so the probability of drawing a seven is 4/52, or approximately 0.08.

To find the probability of drawing either a heart or a seven, we need to add the probabilities of these two events together. Therefore, the probability of drawing a heart or a seven is 0.25 + 0.08, or approximately 0.33. This can also be written as a fraction as 13/52 + 4/52, which simplifies to 17/52.

Overall, the probability of drawing a heart or a seven from a standard deck of cards is approximately 0.33, or 17/52.