SOLUTION: a deck of cards contains 10 St. Louis Cardinal players and 15 players from the Chicago Cubs Sam draws 2 cards from the deck without replacement. to the nearest percent what is the

Algebra.Com
Question 1045224: a deck of cards contains 10 St. Louis Cardinal players and 15 players from the Chicago Cubs Sam draws 2 cards from the deck without replacement. to the nearest percent what is the probability that Sam draws two Cardinal player cubs
Answer by Boreal(15235)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I think the end is two Cardinal player cards.
There are 25 in the deck.
The probability the first is a Cardinal is 10/25
Once that is chosen, there are 24 cards left, and 9 are Cardinals, so 9/24 for the second being a Cardinal.
10/25*9/24=30/200=1/15
That is 6 2/3% or
7% to the nearest per cent.

RELATED QUESTIONS

a deck of baseball cards contains 10 St. Louis Cardinal players and 15 players from... (answered by jorel555)
What are the solutions: After several rounds of a card game, a deck of playing cards... (answered by edjones)
A certain deck of cards contains 2 blue cards, 2 red cards, 2 yellow cards, and 2 green... (answered by Fombitz)
The probability of drawing one heart and a spade in 2 successive draws of cards from a... (answered by ikleyn)
Jacob randomly draws 2 cards from a standard deck of 52 cards. He does not replace the... (answered by Fombitz)
You take the four Aces, four 2's, and four 3's from a standard deck of 52 cards, forming... (answered by ikleyn)
An ordinary deck of playing cards contains 52 cards, 26 red and 26 black. If a card is... (answered by stanbon)
Find the probability that three face cards are drawn in three successive draws (without... (answered by math_helper)
A certain deck of cards contains 2 blue cards, 2 red cards, 2 yellow cards, and 2 green... (answered by Fombitz)