Question

A single card is drawn from a standard deck. Find the probability of the following event. (Enter your probability as a fraction.) Drawing a black card or a face card

Answer 1

Answer:

8/13

Step-by-step explanation:

In a standard deck there are 52 cards. Let A denote the event of drawing a black card and B denote the event of drawing face card. We have to find P(A or B) or P(A∪B).

P(A∪B)=P(A)+P(B)-P(A∩B)

There are 26 black cards in a standard deck so,

P(A)=26/52.

There are 12 face cards in a standard deck so,

P(B)=12/52.

There are 6 cards that are black face cards.

P(A∩B)=6/52.

P(A∪B)=P(A)+P(B)-P(A∩B)

P(A∪B)=26/52+12/52-6/52

P(A∪B)=38/52-6/52

P(A∪B)=32/52

P(A∪B)=8/13

Thus, probability of drawing a black card or a face card is 8/13.