Answer: a. The probability of drawing a single card from a 52 card deck that is a diamond or a 10 is 13/52 or 1/4. There are 13 diamonds in a standard deck of 52 cards and 4 of them are 10s. So, the chance of drawing a diamond 10 is 4/52 and the chance of drawing a diamond is 13/52. The probability of drawing a diamond or a 10 is the sum of the individual probabilities, which is (4/52) + (13/52) = 17/52 or 1/3.
b. The probability of drawing a single card from a 52 card deck that is a spade or a queen is 13/52 or 1/4. There are 13 spades in a standard deck of 52 cards and 4 of them are queens. So, the chance of drawing a spade queen is 4/52 and the chance of drawing a spade is 13/52. The probability of drawing a spade or a queen is the sum of the individual probabilities, which is (4/52) + (13/52) = 17/52 or 1/4.
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