A card is drawn from a​ well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability that the card is a red card or a 6.

Question

A card is drawn from a​ well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability that the card is a red card or a 6.

Answer 1

p(r)=1/2 half the deck = hearts or diamonds

p(6)=1/13, 4 sixes 4/52=1/13

p(r^6)= 2/52, two red sixes

p(rv6)= 1/2 +1/13 -1/26

= 7/13

= about 53.85% chance