Question

From a standard deck of 52 cards what is the probability of picking either an eight or a queen

Answer 1

In a standard deck of 52 cards, there are four 8's and four queens. The probability of picking an eight is 4/52 or 1/13. Furthermore, the probability of picking a queen from the deck is also 1/13. Since the problem asked for the probability of picking either eight or queen, add the probability of picking queen and eight. The addition gives 2/13. 

Thus, the answer is 2/13.