A card is drawn from a pack of 52. How do you find the probability of that card to be an Jack or a King?

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Jim G.
Dec 9, 2016

#2/13#

Explanation:

A standard pack of playing cards has 4 suits. Hearts, Diamonds, Spades and Clubs. Each suit has 13 cards, numbered 1 - 10 and 3 face cards. King, Queen and Jack.

Total cards in a pack #=4xx13=52#

and #4xx2=8larr" Kings and Jacks"#

#"Probability" ="number of favourable outcomes"/" total number of possible outcomes"#

Favourable outcomes = 8 ( King / Jack) and total number of possible outcomes = 52

#rArrP(K orJ)=8/52=2/13#

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