Given a single deck of cards, what is the probability of drawing either a king or a diamond? Hint – There are four kings in a deck and 13 diamonds. There are a total of 52 cards in a single deck.

Since the king of diamonds counts once but not twice, there are 4 + 12 = 16 cards that are either kings or diamonds (or both). The answer is 16/52 = 4/13.

To find the probability of drawing either a king or a diamond from a single deck of cards, we need to calculate the number of favorable outcomes and the total number of possible outcomes.

In a standard deck of 52 playing cards, there are four kings and 13 diamonds.

To calculate the number of favorable outcomes:
1. Add the number of kings (4) and the number of diamonds (13): 4 + 13 = 17

To calculate the total number of possible outcomes:
2. The total number of cards in a deck is 52.

Now we can calculate the probability:
3. Divide the number of favorable outcomes (17) by the total number of possible outcomes (52): 17/52

This fraction can be simplified if necessary.

So, the probability of drawing either a king or a diamond from a single deck of cards is 17/52, which can be further simplified if needed.