The probability of drawing a spade or an ace from a 52 card deck of standard playing cards is 16 / 52 or approximately 30.8%.
There are 13 spades in a standard deck of cards.
There are four aces in a standard deck of cards.
One of the aces is a spade.
So, 13 + 4 - 1 = 16 spades or aces to choose from.
Since we have a total of 52 cards, the probability of selecting an ace or a spade is 16 / 52 or approximately 30.8%.
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The probability of NOT drawing a spade from a standard deck of cards is 75 is an example of a mistated question - a standard deck of cards is 52, not 75.
Probability of drawing a seven of spades, from a 52 card deck, is 1/52.
1/48 if there aren't jokers
The probability of drawing a face card or a spade card in a standard deck of 52 cards is (12 + 13 - 3) in 52 or 22 in 52 or about 0.4231.12 face cards, 13 spades, and 3 spades that are also face cards.