document.write( "Question 1048098: If you randomly select a card from a well-shuffled standard deck of 52 cards, what is the probability that the card you select is a club or 5? (Your answer must be in the form of a reduced fraction.) \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #663791 by Edwin McCravy(20056)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Here are all 52 cards\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( " \r\n" ); document.write( "A♥ 2♥ 3♥ 4♥ 5♥ 6♥ 7♥ 8♥ 9♥ 10♥ J♥ Q♥ K♥ \r\n" ); document.write( "A♦ 2♦ 3♦ 4♦ 5♦ 6♦ 7♦ 8♦ 9♦ 10♦ J♦ Q♦ K♦\r\n" ); document.write( "A♠ 2♠ 3♠ 4♠ 5♠ 6♠ 7♠ 8♠ 9♠ 10♠ J♠ Q♠ K♠ \r\n" ); document.write( "A♣ 2♣ 3♣ 4♣ 5♣ 6♣ 7♣ 8♣ 9♣ 10♣ J♣ Q♣ K♣\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Here are all the cards that are either a club or a 5:\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( " \r\n" ); document.write( " 5♥ \r\n" ); document.write( " 5♦ \r\n" ); document.write( " 5♠\r\n" ); document.write( "A♣ 2♣ 3♣ 4♣ 5♣ 6♣ 7♣ 8♣ 9♣ 10♣ J♣ Q♣ K♣ \r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Count them. There are 16.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "So the probability is 16 out of 52 or 16/52 which reduces to 4/13.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Edwin\n" ); document.write( " |