document.write( "Question 945902: How many ways can you draw a nine or a club from a deck of cards? And why do you subtract it by 1?? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #577007 by richard1234(7193)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! # of 9's: 4 \n" ); document.write( "# of clubs: 13\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "# of 9's + # of clubs = 4+13 = 17\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "But you overcounted the 9 of clubs (we counted it with 9's and with clubs), so we have to subtract 1 (since we counted it twice but only want it once), so the answer is 4+13-1 = 16. \n" ); document.write( " |