Question

Seven cards:- the eight, the nine, the ten, jack, queen, king and ace of diamonds are well shuffled. One card is then picked up at random. 

What is the probability that the card drawn is the eight or the king? 

Answer 1

Total number of possible outcomes = 7 

Number of favorable outcomes for the card is 8 or the king = 2 

P(card is 8 or the king) = `2/7`