SOLUTION: You are dealt two cards successively (without replacement) from a shuffled deck of 52 playing cards. Find the probability tht both cards are black.

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Question 380463: You are dealt two cards successively (without replacement) from a shuffled deck of 52 playing cards. Find the probability tht both cards are black.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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You are dealt two cards successively (without replacement) from a shuffled deck of 52 playing cards. Find the probability tht both cards are black.
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#of ways to pick 2 black: 26C2
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# of ways to pick 2 from the entire deck: 52C2
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P(2 black) = 26C2/52C2 = 0.2451
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Stan H.