Question #34319
2 Answers
Explanation:
"OR" implies that either of the conditions is fine.
Obviously in cards we could not have a card being an Ace AND a King, but it could be an Ace AND a heart.
In a deck there is an ace, and 3 face cards (J,Q,K) in each of the four suits. [This could already give us the answer as
Considering the whole deck - there are
Explanation:
Probability is all about counting. Higher up the educational scale the counting can get quite complicated but it is still about counting.
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The cards we may select are: Ace, King, Queen and Jack
This is 4 cards
There are 4 different types of card sets these are:
Clubs, Spades, Diamonds, Hearts.
Each of these have the ace, king etc
So the target potential selection count is
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A pack of cards (excluding the joker) is 52
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So the count of cards we wish to aim for is
There is that fraction again!