SOLUTION: A card is drawn from a standard deck of 52 playing cards. What is the probability that the card is a king OR a spade? (Need to show work)

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Question 756811: A card is drawn from a standard deck of 52 playing cards. What is the probability that the card is a king OR a spade?
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Answer by LearnWithMajor(33)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There are 13 spades in a deck of cards and 4 kings. However 1 of the 13 spades is also a king so there is a total of 16 cards out of 52 that we are interested in.
The probability of picking a spade or a king is

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