SOLUTION: A standard poker deck of cards contains 52 cards, of which four are queens. Suppose two cards are drawn sequentially, so that one random circumstance is the result of the first ca

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Question 570689: A standard poker deck of cards contains 52 cards, of which four are queens. Suppose two cards are drawn sequentially, so that one random circumstance is the result of the first card drawn and the second random circumstance is the result of the second card drawn. Find the probability that the first card is a queen and the second card is not a queen. (Enter your answer as a fraction.)


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Suppose two cards are drawn sequentially, so that one random circumstance is the result of the first card drawn and the second random circumstance is the result of the second card drawn. Find the probability that the first card is a queen and the second card is not a queen.
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Ans: (4/52)(3/51) = 0.0045
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