SOLUTION: If 2 cards are selected from a standard deck of 52 cards without replacement, find these probabilities. a- both are spades b- both are the same suit c-both are kings

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Question 405245: If 2 cards are selected from a standard deck of 52 cards without replacement, find these probabilities.
a- both are spades
b- both are the same suit
c-both are kings
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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If 2 cards are selected from a standard deck of 52 cards without replacement, find these probabilities.
a- P(both are spades) = 13C2/52C2 = 0.0588
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b- P(both are the same suit)= 4*0.0588 = 0.2353
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c-P(both are kings) = 8C2/52C2 = (8*7)/(52*51) = 0.0211
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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