SOLUTION: a card is drawn from a pack of cards.find the probability of getting a king or a heart or a red card.

Question 844221: a card is drawn from a pack of cards.find the probability of getting a king or a heart or a red card.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

You add all of the probabilities and then subtract to account for double counts.
Since all hearts are red, you subtract 1/4.
Since the king of hearts and the king of diamonds are both red, you subtract 2/52.

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