SOLUTION: A single card is selected from an ordinary deck of cards. P(a spade or a jack)=

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Question 1032159: A single card is selected from an ordinary deck of cards.
P(a spade or a jack)=

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A single card is selected from an ordinary deck of cards.
P(a spade or a jack)= P(spade)+P(jack)-P(spade and jack) = [13+4-2]/52 = 15/52
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