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What is the probability of getting a 10 or a jack from a deck of pocker cards

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Answer: 8/52

Explanation:

there are 4 jacks in a deck of 52 cards, and also 4 tens. The combined probability of picking a 10 or jack is 8 in 52, which is 15.38%.

User Elena Filatova
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Answer:

The probability of both outcomes is equal i.e. 50% or 1/2. So, the probability of an event is Favorable outcomes/Total number of outcomes. It is denoted with the parenthesis i.e. P(Event).

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