SOLUTION: Need help: One card is selected from a deck of cards. Find the probability of selecting a black card or a queen. A) 1/26 B) 15/26 C) 7/13 D) 27/52

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Question 202067: Need help:
One card is selected from a deck of cards. Find the probability of selecting a black card or a queen.
A) 1/26
B) 15/26
C) 7/13
D) 27/52
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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One card is selected from a deck of cards. Find the probability of selecting a black card or a queen.
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Black card = 1/2
Queen = 4/52 = 1/13
It's "or", so you add them.
1/2 + 1/13 = 15/26