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If one card is drawn at random from a pack of playing cards; find the probability it is neither a hearts nor a club:

$\frac{1}{2}$
$\frac{1}{4}$
$\frac{1}{8}$
None of these

Solution:

Concept:

Probability = favorable outcomes / total outcomes.

Explanation:

Total cards in a standard deck =

52

.

Number of hearts =

13

, number of clubs =

13

.

Cards that are neither hearts nor clubs =

52 - (13+13) = 26

.

Probability =

\frac{26}{52} = \frac{1}{2}

.

Answer:

\frac{1}{2}

, which corresponds to option A.

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