SOLUTION: Two cards are chosen at random from a pack of 52 playing cards. What is the probability that at least one of them is a Heart?

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Question 884229: Two cards are chosen at random from a pack of 52 playing cards.
What is the probability that at least one of them is a Heart?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the probability that neither of the cards is a heart.
There are 13 hearts in a deck of 52 leaving 39 non-hearts.
Also the two cards are picker without replacement.
P%28NH%29=%2839%2F52%29%2838%2F51%29=19%2F34
So then the probability of at least 1 Heart is,
P%281H%29%2BP%28NH%29=1
P%281H%29=1-P%28NH%29
P%281H%29=1-19%2F34
highlight%28P%281H%29=15%2F34%29