document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=602106>Question 602106</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> this is a class i have to take before statistics, help me solve this question if two cards are drawn with out replacement from a deck, find the probability that the second is a spade, given that the the first card was a spade. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #380119 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=380119\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The first card is a spade. So there are 13-1 = 12 spades left. On the second draw, there are 52 - 1 = 51 cards left.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the probability of drawing a second spade given that the first is a spade is 12/51 = <font color=\"red\">4/17</font> </SPAN>\n" );
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