What is the probability that a card drawn at random from 52 cards will be a King or Queen?

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Answer 1 · 2017-01-19T22:04:05

The probability is #2/13#. See explanation.

In a standard deck of cards there are #4# queens ans #4# kings, so there are #8# cards which satisfy the given condition.

So the probability is:

#P(A)=8/52=2/13#