SOLUTION: Assume that 2 cards are drawn in succession and without replacement from a standard deck of 52 cards. Find the probability that the following occurs. the second card is a ace, giv

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Question 238620: Assume that 2 cards are drawn in succession and without replacement from a standard deck of 52 cards. Find the probability that the following occurs.
the second card is a ace, given that the first card was a ace
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Assume that 2 cards are drawn in succession and without replacement from a standard deck of 52 cards. Find the probability that the following occurs.
the second card is a ace, given that the first card was a ace
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P(ace | ace) = (4/52)(3/51) = 0.0045
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Cheers,
Stan H.