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| Apr1-04, 01:49 PM | #1 |
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I have some questions about counting principles in mathematics:
If I had standard deck of 52 playing cards, then a. How many ways can one draw a heart or a space? b. " " an ace or a king? c. " " a card numbered 2 through 10? d. " " a card numbered 2 through 10 or a king? I got these answers (using the addition rule of a disjoint union and the multiplication rule): a. Let A = cards that are hearts and B = cards that are spades. |A| + |B| = 13 + 13 = 26 b. Let A = aces and B = kings |A| + |B| = 4 + 4 = 8 c. Let A = {2, 3, 4, ... 10 belonging to hearts}, B = {2...10 belonging to spades}, C = {2...10 belonging to diamonds}, and D = {2...10 belonging to clubs} |A| + |B| + |C| + |D| = 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 = 36 d. Take previous answer and add to 4 (Let E = kings): 36 + |E| = 40 Am I correct as far as using these rules? Thanks. |
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