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What is the probability of selecting a black card or a red card from a standard 52-card deck of cards?

A. 1
B. 0
C. 3/4
D. 1/2

User Gisel
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Answer:

it is D

Explanation:

there are an equal amount of red and black cards

User Baglan
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Answer: 1/2

Explanation:

The reason that the odds are 1/2 is because,

There are 52 cards

26 are red

26 are black

you have a 1/2 chance of pulling a red or black from the deck because half of the cards are red and the other half is black

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