document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=883195>Question 883195</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the probability of drawing a queen OR a black card from a standard deck of playing cards? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #533374 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><B>rothauserc(4718)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rothauserc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=533374\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Note that this is a conditional probability(Pr) problem using OR which requires us to add Pr's<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are 4 queens in a standard deck of cards, therefore<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Pr of drawing a queen is 4/52 = 1/13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Pr of drawing a black card = 26/52 = 1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Pr of drawing a queen or a black card = 1/13 + 1/2 =  0.576923077<BR>\n" );
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