SOLUTION: What is the probability that a card drawn from a 52-card deck will be a 5, 6, spade, or heart? A) 58% B) 65% C) 35% D) 50%

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Question 1082297: What is the probability that a card drawn from a 52-card deck will be a 5, 6, spade, or heart?
A) 58%
B) 65%
C) 35%
D) 50%
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20081) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Here are all 52 cards:


A♥   2♥   3♥   4♥   5♥   6♥   7♥   8♥  9♥  10♥  J♥  Q♥  K♥ 
A♦   2♦   3♦   4♦   5♦   6♦   7♦   8♦  9♦  10♦  J♦  Q♦  K♦
A♠   2♠   3♠   4♠   5♠   6♠   7♠   8♠  9♠  10♠  J♠  Q♠  K♠  
A♣   2♣   3♣   4♣   5♣   6♣   7♣   8♣  9♣  10♣  J♣  Q♣  K♣ 

Here are the only ones that are either a 5, 6, spade or heart:

A♥   2♥   3♥   4♥   5♥   6♥   7♥   8♥  9♥  10♥  J♥  Q♥  K♥ 
                    5♦   6♦
A♠   2♠   3♠   4♠   5♠   6♠   7♠   8♠  9♠  10♠  J♠  Q♠  K♠  
                    5♣   6♣ 

1. Count them.  
2. Divide that number by 52.
3. Move the decimal two places right.
4. Round to the nearest whole number.
5. Put a % sign after it. 
6. That will be the answer.

Edwin