Question

A card is drawn from a well-shuffled pack of playing cards. Find the probability that the card drawn is
a) either a heart or an honour or king
b) either an ace or a king or a queen

Answer 1

Answer:

56=2(16)+2w56=2(16)+2w

Simplify.

56=32+2w56=32+2w

Subtract 3232 from both sides.

24=2w24=2w

Divide each side by 22 .

12=w12=w

Therefore, the width of the rectangular pool is 1212 meters.

Explanation: