Multiple choice

A single card is drawn at random from a standard deck of $52$ playing cards. Compute the probability to get a king or jack card.

  1. $\dfrac{1}{26}$
  2. $\dfrac{2}{13}$
  3. $\dfrac{13}{52}$
  4. $\dfrac{11}{52}$
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Explanation

There are 4 kings and 4 jacks in a 52-card deck, totaling 8 favorable outcomes. The probability is 8/52, which simplifies to 2/13.

AI explanation

A standard deck contains 4 kings and 4 jacks, making a total of 8 favorable outcomes. The probability of drawing a king or a jack is the number of favorable outcomes divided by the total number of cards, which is 8 over 52. Simplifying the fraction 8 over 52 by dividing by 4 results in 2 over 13.

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