document.write( "Question 209229: A single card is drawn from an ordinary 52-card deck. Find the probability of getting a heart and a jack. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #158158 by Theo(13342)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! number of hearts in the deck is 13 \n" ); document.write( "number of jacks in the deck is 4 \n" ); document.write( "one of those jacks is a heart so the number of jacks in the deck that is not a heart is 3. \n" ); document.write( "13 hearts plus 3 jacks makes a total of 16 cards that are either a heart or a jack. \n" ); document.write( "the probability of drawing a jack OR a heart on one draw of the cards is 16/52 \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "you said, however, what is the probability of drawing a jack AND a heart. \n" ); document.write( "there is only 1 jack of hearts in the deck, so the probability is 1/52 that you will get a heart and a jack on one draw of the cards. \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |