Question

in a fair deck of cards, there are four aces and 26 red cards. if you draw one card from the deck, what is the probability that you will draw an ace or a red card?

Answer 1

The probability of drawing an ace or a red card is 15/26.

There are a total of 52 cards in a standard deck of cards.

There are 4 aces and there are 26 red cards.

The probability of drawing an ace is 4/52.

The probability of drawing a red card is 26/52.

The probability of drawing either an ace or a red card is the sum of these two probabilities.

The sum of these two probabilities is 4/52 + 26/52 = 30/52 = 15/26.

Therefore, the probability of drawing an ace or a red card is 15/26.