One card is drawn at random from a pack of 52 playing cards. The probability that the card drawn is either a red card or a king is: 1. 2. 3. 4.

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A standard deck of playing cards contains 52 cards. Total number of outcomes = 52 There are 26 red cards (13 hearts and 13 diamonds) and 4 kings in a deck, 2 of these kings (King of Hearts and King of Diamonds) are red. Hence, no. of cards which are red or king = 26 Red Cards + 2 Black Kings = 28 Let E be the event of choosing either a red card or a king , then The number of favorable outcomes to the event E = 28 P(E) = Hence, option 3 is the correct option.

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One card is drawn at random from a pack of 52 playing cards. The probability that the card drawn is either a red card or a king is: 1. 2. 3. 4.

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