Homework Help: Statistics

Posted by Pamela on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at 2:57am.

A standard deck of cards contains 52 cards. Of these, 12 are face cards (kings, queens, and jacks), 13 are hearts, 13 are clubs, and 3 of these are both hearts and face cards. A card is drawn. What is the probability that the card is either a jack of hearts or a queen of clubs?

Statistics - PsyDAG, Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at 8:42pm
Jack of hearts = 1/52

Queen of clubs = 1/52

The either-or probability is found by adding the individual probabilities.

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