A card is drawn from a deck of cards. What is the probability that a two or three will be drawn?

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Jacey Petersen

Mathematics

8 May, 10:35

A card is drawn from a deck of cards. What is the probability that a two or three will be drawn?

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Diamond Stuart · Answer 1

Answer: 1/13

Step-by-step explanation:

There are 4 twos in a pack of 52 cards. So the probability is 4/52 = 1/13

There are 4 threes in a pack of 52 cards. So the probability is again 4/52 = 1/13

So the probability that a 2 or 3 will be drawn is

1/13 + 1/13 = 2/26 = 1/13