A card is randomly selected from a standard deck of 52 cards. What is the probability that it is an 8 or a king?

Question

A) .25
B) .208
C) .154
D) .106
E) .082

are my answer chooses

7/21/2013 | Destiny from Indianapolis, IN | 1 Answer | 0 Votes

Answer 1

for this question, it helps to know what cards are in the deck. since there are four of everything (four suits), there will be four 8's and four kings. this means that we are aiming for one of 8 cards. therefore, 8/52= .1538 or answer C.