SOLUTION: One card is randomly selected from a deck of 52 cards. Find the probability of selecting a black card or a prime digit card.

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Question 374978: One card is randomly selected from a deck of 52 cards. Find the probability of selecting a black card or a prime digit card.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are 26 black cards, 26 red cards.
The prime number cards are the 2,3,5,and 7 (not counting the Jack as 11).
Since the black 2, 3, 5, and 7 are already counted in the black cards, only count the red ones (diamonds and hearts).
P%28prime%29=8%2F52
P%28black%29=26%2F52
P%28P+or+B%29=8%2F52%2B26%2F52=34%2F52=17%2F26