Mathematics
From a pack of 52 playing cards, one card is drawn at random. What is the probability that the card drawn is a ten or a spade?
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Answer
A standard deck of playing cards contains 52 cards.
Total number of outcomes = 52
There are 13 spade cards and 4 tens in a deck, Ten of Spades is a card that is both a spade and a ten.
Hence, no. of cards that are tens or spades = 13 Spades + 3 Tens
Let E be the event of choosing a ten or a spade , then
The number of favorable outcomes to the event E = 16
∴ P(E) =
Hence, option 3 is the correct option.
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