SOLUTION: Answer the following problems. 1. What is the probability of drawing an ace or a king from a standard deck of cards? 2. Sixteen students study Algebra, 21 study Biology, and th

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Question 1180376: Answer the following problems.
1. What is the probability of drawing an ace or a king from a standard deck of cards?
2. Sixteen students study Algebra, 21 study Biology, and
there are 30 students in all. What is the probability that a student chosen at random studies Algebra or Biology?
3. A numbered cube is rolled once. What is the probability
that it turns up to be a multiple of 3 or even?

Answer by ikleyn(52835) About Me  (Show Source):
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The total number of possibilities is 6, the numbers from 1 to 6 inclusive.


The favorable set consists of  4 elements { 2, 3, 4, 6 }.


Hence, the probability is  4%2F6 = 2%2F3.    ANSWER

Solved.

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