SOLUTION: Three cards are randomly selected from a deck of 52 cards. After every draw, the card is NOT replaced back in the deck. Find the probability of drawing two Kings in a row, then an

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Question 1141383: Three cards are randomly selected from a deck of 52 cards. After every draw, the card is NOT replaced back in the deck. Find the probability of drawing two Kings in a row, then an Ace.
Answer by greenestamps(13200) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use the fundamental counting principle.

P(king first) = 4/52
P(king second) = 3/51
P(ace third) = 4/50

Multiply those probabilities to find the probability of getting that sequence of outcomes.