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Question 416671: a card is chosen at random from a pack of 52 playing cards.find the probability that the card is king or a red card
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a card is chosen at random from a pack of 52 playing cards.
P( king 'or' a red card)= P(king) + P(red) - P(both) = 4/52 + 26/52 - 2/52