Which correctly renames 7/8 and 5/6 using a common denominator
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break it up into simpler shapes. See the photo.
There is:
trapezoid
A = 0.5(3.2+6.5)4.5
= 21.825
triangle
A = 0.5(2.7)4.5
= 6.075
rectangle
A = 1.8(4.5)
= 8.1
Total Area = 21.825 + 6.075 + 8.1
= 36
There is:
trapezoid
A = 0.5(3.2+6.5)4.5
= 21.825
triangle
A = 0.5(2.7)4.5
= 6.075
rectangle
A = 1.8(4.5)
= 8.1
Total Area = 21.825 + 6.075 + 8.1
= 36
A 52-card deck is made up of an equal number of diamonds, hearts, spades, and clubs. Because there are 4 suits, there is a 1/4 chance to draw one of them, in our case, spades.
There are 4 aces in a 52-card deck, so the chance of drawing one is 4/52, or 1/13.
The question asks for the probability of drawing an ace or a spade. Because it uses the word "or," we add the probabilities together. This is because there is a chance of drawing either of the cards; it doesn't have to meet both requirements to satisfy the statement.
However, if the question were to say "and," we would multiply the two probabilities.
Let's add 1/4 and 1/13. First, we can find a common denominator. We can use 52 because both fractions can multiply into it (since the ratio came from a deck of 52 cards as well).
Now we can add them together.
This cannot be simplified further, so the probability is 17 in 52, or 33%.
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