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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you select 2 cards from a deck, what is the probability of getting 2 matching cards (2kings, 2fives, and so on)? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "# of ways to pick a card type :13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# of ways to pick 2 of the 4 cards of that type: 4C2 = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# of ways to pick 2 cards from a deck of 52: 52C2 = 1326<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Prob(picking 2 cards of the same type from deck of 52) = [13*6/52C2] = 0.0588<BR>\n" );
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