SOLUTION: Jessica is asked to draw one card from a deck of playing cards. In probability notation, write the odds of her drawing a heart or an ace.

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Question 658036: Jessica is asked to draw one card from a deck of playing cards. In probability notation, write the odds of her drawing a heart or an ace.
Found 2 solutions by colliefan, lostin:
Answer by colliefan(242) About Me  (Show Source):
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The probability of drawing a heart is 13/52.
The probability of drawing an ace is 4/52.
If the question asked for the probability of drawing a heart AND an ace, you would multiply the probabilities. Since it asks for the probability of a heart OR an ace, you add the probabilities.
13/52 + 4/52 =17/52

Answer by lostin(9) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The probability of drawing a heart is 13/52.
The probability of drawing an ace is 4/52.
If the question asked for the probability of drawing a heart AND an ace, you would multiply the probabilities. Since it asks for the probability of a heart OR an ace, you add the probabilities.
13/52 + 4/52 =17/52
But by solving in this way you have counted ace of heart twice so if we simply calculate probability as Favorable cases / total cases it will give us 16/52 .