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A card is drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability that the card is a black card or a 8. The probability is
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A card is drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability that the card is a black card or a 8.
The probability is
(Type an integer or a simplified fraction.)
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Answer:
7/13
Step-by-step explanation:
There are a total of 13 spades and 13 clubs for a total of 26 black cards.
There are also four 8’s, but two of them are black.
Pblack= 26/ 52
P8 = 4/52- 2/52= 2/52
Now you would add the two probabilities:
P= 26/52 + 2/52= 28/52= 7/13