2007-02-27 18:14:07 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
good effort Mathew, but (4 + 13 - 1) /52 is actually 16/52 and reduces to 4/13
2007-02-27 18:25:06 · answer #1 · answered by Jen J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The probability of getting a king and spade in a poker cards is1/52.
2007-02-28 02:53:20 · answer #2 · answered by bach 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probability of getting a king or a spade=
p(k) + p(spade) - p(king of spades)=
1/13 + 1/4 - 1/52=
(convert denominators to 52)
4/52 + 13/52 - 1/52= 10/52
(simplify)
5/26
2007-02-28 02:20:36 · answer #3 · answered by Matthew P 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are 52 cards in a deck. One is the King of Spades. One in 52.
2007-02-28 02:17:49 · answer #4 · answered by mld m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are 4 kings in the 52 cards yet the probability to get one king is 1/13. also the prob. to get spade is 1/13. so both to get them have a probabiliy of (1/169).
2007-02-28 02:23:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋