document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=266215>Question 266215</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two cards are drawn with replacement from an ordinary deck of 52 playing cards. What is the probability that both cards  are of the same value (for example, both cards are twos or queens or aces)?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "How to succeed:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Pick a card type: 13 ways<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Pick 2 cards of that type: 4C2 = 6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of ways to succeed: 13*6 = 78<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of possible selections: 52C2 = 650<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, P(both cards are same value) = 78/650 = 0.12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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