Question
The probability that a card drawn from a pack of 52 cards will be a diamond or king is:
BITSAT
Mathematics
Probability
2023
BITSAT 2023 (Memory Based Paper 1)
BITSAT Mathematics Question (2023) — Solution
Options
- A. 1 52
- B. 2 13
- C. 4 13
- D. 1 13
Answer
C. 4 13
Step-by-step solution
Total no. of cards =52 13 cards are diamonds and 4 cards are king. There is only one card which is a king of diamond. P ( card is diamond )= 13 52 , P (card is king) = 4 52 P ( card is king of diamond )= 1 52 P (card is diamond or king) = 13 52 + 4 52 - 1 52 = 16 52 = 4 13
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