SOLUTION: Hi I really need help with these questions please. Im not good at questions pertaining cards. 1) From a standard deck of 52 cards (no jokers) a) In how many ways could you ch

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Question 887263: Hi I really need help with these questions please. Im not good at questions pertaining cards.
1) From a standard deck of 52 cards (no jokers)
a) In how many ways could you choose a red five or a club?
b) In how many ways could you choose a jack or a red card?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055) (Show Source):
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Hi I really need help with these questions please. I'm not good at questions pertaining cards.

You just need to know that there are 4 suits, 2 red, hearts and diamonds, ♥ and ♦, and 2 black, spades and clubs, ♠ and ♣ and 13 of each rank. Ace,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,Jack,Queen, and King. 1) From a standard deck of 52 cards (no jokers) That's these 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♣

a) In how many ways could you choose a red five or a club?

That's any of these 15 cards: 5♥ 5♦ A♣ 2♣ 3♣ 4♣ 5♣ 6♣ 7♣ 8♣ 9♣ 10♣ J♣ Q♣ K♣ out of the whole pack of 52, so that's 15 out of 52 or
b) In how many ways could you choose a jack or a red card?
That's any of these 28 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♦ J♠ J♣ out of the whole pack of 52, so that's 28 out of 52 or which reduces to . Edwin