SOLUTION: When two cards are drawn from a standard 52-card deck, what is the probability that they are of different suits?

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Question 224528: When two cards are drawn from a standard 52-card deck, what is the probability that they are of different suits?
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Answer by rapaljer(4671) (Show Source):
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The question is really what is the probability that the second card is NOT the same suit as the first card. There are four suits possible, and of these 1 suit matches and three do NOT. Therefore, the probability it does NOT match is 3 out of 4.

Prob = 3/4

R^2

Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
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When two cards are drawn from a standard 52-card deck, what is the probability that they are of different suits?
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The 1st card has no bearing on the odds.
What is the probability that the 2nd card is a different suit? is the problem.
3 suits out of 4 are different,
3/4