If one card is drawn from a standard 52 card playing deck, determine the probability of getting a jack, a three, aclub or a diamond. Round to the nearest hundredth.
A) 0.58
B) 0.65
C) 0.50
D) 0.15

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The probability of drawing a jack, a three, a club, or a diamond from a standard 52-card deck is calculated by adding the probabilities of each event, ensuring not to double-count any cards. There are 4 jacks, 4 threes, 13 clubs (including one jack and one three), and 13 diamonds (including one jack and one three) in a deck. This totals 4 (jacks) + 4 (threes) + 11 (remaining clubs not counting the jack and three) + 11 (remaining diamonds not counting the jack and three) = 30 unique cards that satisfy at least one of the conditions. Therefore, the probability is 30/52, which rounds to 0.58 when rounded to the nearest hundredth.

If One Card Is Drawn from a Standard 52 Card