SOLUTION: Suppose you draw 2 cards from a deck of 52 cards. a) What is the probability that both cards are spades? b) What is the probability that at least one card is a spade?

Question 394949: Suppose you draw 2 cards from a deck of 52 cards.
a) What is the probability that both cards are spades?
b) What is the probability that at least one card is a spade?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Suppose you draw 2 cards from a deck of 52 cards.
a) What is the probability that both cards are spades?
13C2/52C2 = 0.0588
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b) What is the probability that at least one card is a spade?
1-P(no card is space)
= 1-39C2/52C2
= 1 - 0.5588
= 0.4412
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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