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OpenStudy (anonymous):

drawing a black card or a face card

OpenStudy (goldphenoix):

What is the possible outcomes?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

a single card is drawn from the desk what is the probability of drawing a face card or black card

OpenStudy (anonymous):

deck

OpenStudy (goldphenoix):

Is that all the information it gives you?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

answer as a fraction

OpenStudy (anonymous):

drawn from a standard deck

OpenStudy (goldphenoix):

Alright. I understand now. So how many face card are there in a standard deck?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

52

OpenStudy (anonymous):

52 cards

OpenStudy (anonymous):

12 face cards

OpenStudy (goldphenoix):

How many black cards are there in a standard deck?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

26

OpenStudy (goldphenoix):

Okay. So there's a 12/52 chance of getting a face card. And a 26/52 chance of getting a face card. So what do we do now? You want to add the 2 probability. So: |dw:1372299610261:dw|

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