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, gi

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Question 288468: 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.

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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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(4/52)(3/51) = (1/13)(1/17) = 1/221
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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