SOLUTION: A card is selected from an ordinary deck of 52 cards.Find the probabilities for each of the following:a. A red card b. A face card c. A red card or a 10

Question 386670: A card is selected from an ordinary deck of 52 cards.Find the probabilities for each of the following:a.
A red card
b. A face card
c. A red card or a 10
d. A queen
e. Not a queen
f. A face card or a club
g. A face card and a club
h. Not a face card and not a club
Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a. 1/2
b. 12/52, or 3/13.
c. 1/2 + 4/52 - 2/52 = 1/2 + 2/52 = 1/2 + 1/26 = 14/26 = 7/13.
d. 4/52, or 1/13
e. 1-1/13 = 12/13
f. 3/13 + 13/52 - 3/52 = 3/13 + 10/52 = 3/13 + 5/26 = 11/26
g. 3/52
h. (52 - 12 - 10)/52 = 30/52 = 15/26
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