document.write( "Question 349042: I have an issue with this problem for my probablity and statistics class. I hope you can help.\r
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document.write( "You are dealt two cards successively from a deck of 52 playing cards. Find the probability that both cards are black in a simplified fraction.\r
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document.write( "How is the problem figured out - the answer is 25/102\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #249487 by josmiceli(19441)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! I found a way to get that answer. I'm not \n" ); document.write( "positive it's right. \n" ); document.write( "B = black \n" ); document.write( "R = red \n" ); document.write( "The cards drawn can be \n" ); document.write( "BB \n" ); document.write( "BR \n" ); document.write( "RB \n" ); document.write( "RR \n" ); document.write( "The different ways to get BB or RR are \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "The different ways to get BR or RB are \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "My fraction should be BB / (BB + BR + RB + RR) = \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |