A standard deck of playing cards contains 52 cards, equally divided among four suits (hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades). Each suit has the cards 2 through 10, as well as a jack, a queen, a king, and an ace.

If the 3 of spades is drawn from a standard deck and is not replaced, what is the probability that the next card drawn is a spade OR a king?

Question

A standard deck of playing cards contains 52 cards, equally divided among four suits (hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades). Each suit has the cards 2 through 10, as well as a jack, a queen, a king, and an ace. 

If the 3 of spades is drawn from a standard deck and is not replaced, what is the probability that the next card drawn is a spade OR a king?

anonymous · Answer

51 cards left
4 kings and 12 spades left, and since one of the kings is a spade that leaves 15 cards favorable
so 
$$\frac{15}{51}$$