SOLUTION: you randomly select one card from a 52-card deck. Find the probability of selecting a red eight or a red six

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Question 636369: you randomly select one card from a 52-card deck. Find the probability of selecting a red eight or a red six
Answer by jim_thompson5910(28598) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are eight red "8" cards (4 hearts and 4 diamonds) and eight red "6" cards (4 hearts and 4 diamonds). So there are 8+8 = 16 red cards that are either 8 or 6.


There are 52 cards total. So the probability is 16%2F52=4%2F13