SOLUTION: What is the probability of drawing a queen OR a black card from a standard deck of playing cards?

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Question 883195: What is the probability of drawing a queen OR a black card from a standard deck of playing cards?
Answer by rothauserc(4718) About Me  (Show Source):
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Note that this is a conditional probability(Pr) problem using OR which requires us to add Pr's
There are 4 queens in a standard deck of cards, therefore
Pr of drawing a queen is 4/52 = 1/13
Pr of drawing a black card = 26/52 = 1/2
now,
Pr of drawing a queen or a black card = 1/13 + 1/2 = 0.576923077