SOLUTION: How do you solve: Two cards are drawn, without replacement, from a standard 52-card deck. Find the probability that both cards are the same color. Thank you!

Question 371923: How do you solve:
Two cards are drawn, without replacement, from a standard 52-card deck. Find the probability that both cards are the same color.
Thank you!
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, Fombitz:
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
How do you solve:
Two cards are drawn, without replacement, from a standard 52-card deck. Find the probability that both cards are the same color.
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Pick a color: 2 ways
Pick two cards without replacement: 26C2 = (26*25)/(1*2) = 325
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Pick two cards randomly: 52C2
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P(2 cards same color) = [2*325]/[52C2] = 0.4902
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Cheers,
Stan H.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1st Red:
2nd Red:

Since there are the same number of reds and blacks.

So the probability that the cards are the same color is,

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