document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=377968>Question 377968</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Three cards are drawn without replacement from an ordinary deck of 52 playing cards. What is the probability that the second and third cards are  hearts if the first card was a  heart?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "51 cards remain<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12 hearts remain<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(2nd and 3rd are hearts) = 12C2/51C2 = 0.0518..<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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