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You are dealt one card from a 52-card deck. Find the probability that you are dealt a two or a black card. The probability is _____.

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Final answer:

The probability of being dealt a two or a black card is 7/13.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the probability of being dealt a two or a black card, we need to determine the number of favorable outcomes and divide it by the total number of possible outcomes.

There are four two cards in a deck, and there are 26 black cards (13 spades and 13 clubs).

However, two of the two cards are already counted as black cards, so we should subtract 2 from the total black cards.

The probability is therefore (4 + 24)/ 52 = 28/52 = 7/13.

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