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A card is drawn from a standard deck of 52 playing cards

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A card is drawn from a standard deck of 52 playing cards. Find the probability that the card is an ace or a king.

 A)             4 /13

 B)              8 /13

 C)              2 /13

 D)             1/13

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Answer:

C )

Step-by-Step explanation

Number of aces in a deck = 4

Number of king in a deck = 4

Probability that an ace is drawn = 4/52

Probability that a king is drawn = 4/52

So,

The probability that an ace or a king is drawn = (4/52)+(4/52)

= 8/52 = 2/13.

Option C) is correct.