document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1185555>Question 1185555</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If one card is drawn from an ordinary deck of cards, find the probability of getting<BR>\n" );
document.write( "each event:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) A 7 or an 8 or a 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) A spade or a queen or a king<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(c) A club or a face card<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(d) A 9 or a 10 or a spade or a club </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(a) A 7 or an 8 or a 9<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 7's, 4 8's, and 4 9's, so a total of 12.  P=12/52 = 3/13<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) A spade or a queen or a king<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "13 spades; 3 queens that are not spades; 3 kings that are not spades -- total 19.  P=19/52<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(c) A club or a face card<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "13 clubs; 3*3=9 face cards that are not clubs -- total 22.  P=22/52 = 11/26<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(d) A 9 or a 10 or a spade or a club<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 9's and 4 10's; 11 spades that are neither 9 or 10;  11 clubs that are neither 9 or 10 -- total 30.  P=30/52 = 15/26<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "OR...<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "13 spades; 13 clubs; 2 9's that are neither spade not club; 2 10's that are neither spade not club -- total 30.  So again P=30/52 = 15/26.<br><BR>\n" );
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