SOLUTION: two cards are selected from a standard deck without replacement. find the probability that they are both hearts.

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Question 287633: two cards are selected from a standard deck without replacement. find the probability that they are both hearts.
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The chance that the 1st one is a heart is

Now 1 card is gone from the deck, so the chance that
the 2nd card is also a heart is

If you want the probability they are both hearts, multiply them:


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