An experiment consists of selecting a card at random from a 52-card deck. Find the probability of the event that a heart or a ace is drawn.

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An experiment consists of selecting a card at random from a 52-card deck. Find the probability of the event that a heart or a ace is drawn. ​

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There are 13 hearts and 4 aces, but one of the aces is already counted as a heart, so we must subtract 1 from the total. Therefore, there are 16 cards that are either hearts or aces. The total number of cards in the deck is 52. Therefore, the probability of drawing a heart or an ace is 16/52 or 4/13. Choice B is the only option that matches this probability.

An Experiment Consists of Selecting a Card at Random from a 52-Card