SOLUTION: A single card is selected from a deck. find the probability that it is king or a red card.

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Question 1202705: A single card is selected from a deck. find the probability that it is king or a red card.
Answer by ikleyn(52858) About Me  (Show Source):
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A single card is selected from a deck. find the probability that it is highlight%28highlight%28a%29%29 king or a red card.
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The number of all possible outcomes is 52 (= the number of cards in a standard card deck).

The number of all possible favorable outcomes is  %2852%2F2%29+%2B+2 = 26 + 2 = 28.

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    |    Here the addend  52/2 = 26 represents 26 red cards;         |
    |         the addend     2      represents 2 (two) black kings.  |
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The answer to the problem's question is this ratio

    P = favorable%2Ftotal = 28%2F52 = 7%2F13.

Solved.