SOLUTION: The probability of pulling an Ace or Heart from a deck of cards is??

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Question 658135: The probability of pulling an Ace or Heart from a deck of cards is??
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, Edwin McCravy:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) About Me  (Show Source):
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That's the probability of pulling any of these 16 cards:

A♥   2♥   3♥   4♥   5♥   6♥   7♥   8♥  9♥  10♥  J♥  Q♥  K♥ 
A♦
A♠    
A♣
    
out of a deck of these 52 possible cards:

A♥   2♥   3♥   4♥   5♥   6♥   7♥   8♥  9♥  10♥  J♥  Q♥  K♥ 
A♦   2♦   3♦   4♦   5♦   6♦   7♦   8♦  9♦  10♦  J♦  Q♦  K♦
A♠   2♠   3♠   4♠   5♠   6♠   7♠   8♠  9♠  10♠  J♠  Q♠  K♠  
A♣   2♣   3♣   4♣   5♣   6♣   7♣   8♣  9♣  10♣  J♣  Q♣  K♣ 

So the probability is 16 out of 52.
In probability "out of" means "over", so
The probability is 16%2F52 which reduces to 4%2F13

Edwin