SOLUTION: from the deck of 52 playing cards how many ways can be drawn such that: a. they both red? b. one is a diamond card and the other is a spade card?

Question 700778: from the deck of 52 playing cards how many ways can be drawn such that:
a. they both red?
b. one is a diamond card and the other is a spade card?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
from the deck of 52 playing cards how many ways can be drawn such that:
a. they both red?
Ans: 26C2 = (26*25)/(1*2) = 325 ways
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b. one is a diamond card and the other is a spade card?
Ans: 13*13 = 169 ways
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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