SOLUTION: What is the probability of drawing a 3 of clubs or a heart?

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Question 101871: What is the probability of drawing a 3 of clubs or a heart?
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Answer by stanbon(48568) About Me  (Show Source):
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What is the probability of drawing a 3 of clubs or a heart?
P(3 of clubs or heart)= P(3 of clubs) + P(heart) = 1/52 + 1/4 = 14/52=7/26
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Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by Fombitz(13823) About Me  (Show Source):
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The probability of drawing a 3 Clubs, P(1), is equal to P%281%29=1%2F52. The probability of drawing a Heart, P(2), is equal to P%282%29=13%2F52. Since you could not pull a 3 Clubs that was also a Heart, they are mutually exclusive and in that case the probabilities would add. The probability of drawing a 3 Clubs or a HeartP%281+or+2%29 is equal to P%281+or+2%29=+P%281%29%2BP%282%29=14%2F52.