If a card is drawn at random from a well shuffled pack of 52 playing cards, then the probability that it is…

If a card is drawn at random from a well shuffled pack of 52 playing cards, then the probability that it is either an ace or a spade card is
  1. $\frac{4}{13}$
  2. $\frac{1}{13}$
  3. $\frac{1}{52}$
  4. $\frac{17}{52}$

Solution

There are total 52 cards Hence number of sample space $=52$ We know that, total cards of spade $=13$ and total aces $=4$ and number of aces of spade $=1$ Therefore, the probability of the card drawn is a card of spade or an ace $ =\frac{13}{52}+\frac{4}{52}-\frac{1}{52}=\frac{16}{52}=\frac{4}{13} $

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2023 (19 May Shift 1)

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