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Question 1050801: If you randomly select a card from a well-shuffled standard deck of 52 cards, what is the probability that the card you select is a spade or 6?
(Your answer must be in the form of a reduced fraction.)

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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If you randomly select a card from a well-shuffled standard deck of 52 cards, what is the probability that the card you select is a spade or 6?
(Your answer must be in the form of a reduced fraction.)
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P(spade OR 6) = P(spade) + P(6) - P(spade AND 6)
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= [13 + 4 - 1]/52
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= 16/52
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4/13
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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