A single card is drawn from a deck. What is the probability of getting a queen or a king?
A)1/13
B)7/52
C)3/52
D)2/13

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There are 4 queens and 4 kings in a deck of 52 cards. Therefore, there are 8 cards that are either a queen or a king. Hence, the probability of getting a queen or a king is 8/52 or 2/13. There are 4 queens and 4 kings in a deck, so there are a total of 8 cards that are either queens or kings. There are 52 cards in the deck, so the probability of getting a queen or a king is 8/52. This can be simplified to 2/13. Therefore, choice D is the correct answer.

A Single Card Is Drawn from a Deck