A standard deck of cards contains 52 cards. One card is selected from the deck. ​(a) Compute the probability of randomly selecting a seven or king. ​(b) Compute the probability of randomly selecting a seven or king or jack. ​(c) Compute the probability of randomly selecting a queen or spade.

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Answer:

(a)[tex]\dfrac{2}{13}[/tex]

(b)[tex]\dfrac{3}{13}[/tex]

(c)[tex]\dfrac{4}{13}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

In a standard deck, there are 52 cards which are divided into 4 suits.

(a)

Number of Seven Cards =4

Number of King cards =4

Probability of randomly selecting a seven or king

=P(Seven)+P(King)

[tex]=\dfrac{4}{52} +\dfrac{4}{52} \\=\dfrac{8}{52}\\=\dfrac{2}{13}[/tex]

(b)

Number of Seven Cards =4

Number of King cards =4

Number of Jack(J) cards =4

Probability of randomly selecting a seven or king

=P(Seven)+P(King)+P(Jack)

[tex]=\dfrac{4}{52} +\dfrac{4}{52}+\dfrac{4}{52} \\=\dfrac{12}{52}\\=\dfrac{3}{13}[/tex]

(c)

Number of Queen Cards =4

Number of Spade cards =13

Number of Queen and Spade cards =1

Probability of randomly selecting a seven or king

[tex]=P$(Queen)+P(Spade)-P(Queen and Spade Card)\\=\dfrac{4}{52} +\dfrac{13}{52} -\dfrac{1}{52} \\=\dfrac{16}{52} \\=\dfrac{4}{13}[/tex]