SOLUTION: Two cards are drawn at random from an ordinary 52 card deck. a) how many 2-card hands consist of 2 King? b) how many 2-card hands consist of 2 Face cards (King, Queen, or Jack)?

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Question 1001822: Two cards are drawn at random from an ordinary 52 card deck.
a) how many 2-card hands consist of 2 King?
b) how many 2-card hands consist of 2 Face cards (King, Queen, or Jack)?

Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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a) There are 4 ways to select the first King, and then 3 ways to select the second King, divided by 2 ways to arrange a hand consisting of two cards (KS,KH is the same as KH,KS)

John

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