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a regular deck of cards has a total of 52 cards. (Note: Aces count as 1.) if one card is drawn at random from the deck, find the probability of the following events: it a 7, 8, or a king

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In a deck of cards, there are four cards of each number.
7s - 4:52 or
8s - 4:52

There are also 4 Kings
Kings - 4:52

Simplified, these probabilities are 1:13 SEPERATE.

Together, it would be:
(4)3 = 12:52, which would be 3:13

Good luck :)
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