SOLUTION: When two cards are drawn from a standard 52-card deck, what is the probability that they are of different suits?

Question 224528: When two cards are drawn from a standard 52-card deck, what is the probability that they are of different suits?
Found 2 solutions by rapaljer, Alan3354:
Answer by rapaljer(4671) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The question is really what is the probability that the second card is NOT the same suit as the first card. There are four suits possible, and of these 1 suit matches and three do NOT. Therefore, the probability it does NOT match is 3 out of 4.

Prob = 3/4

R^2
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
When two cards are drawn from a standard 52-card deck, what is the probability that they are of different suits?
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The 1st card has no bearing on the odds.
What is the probability that the 2nd card is a different suit? is the problem.
3 suits out of 4 are different,
3/4
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