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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A card is drawn from a standard deck of 52 playing cards. Find the probability that the card is an ace or a black card. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Prob(ace or black card)= Prob(ace) + Prob(black card) - P(ace and black card)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=4/52 + 26/52 -2/52\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=28/52<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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