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Question 1020776: suppose two cards selected at random from a deck of 52 cards what is the probability of picture cares

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There are a total of 12 picture cards. The number of ways of selecting two picture cards is C(12,2) = 66. Therefore the probability of selecting two picture cards from a standard deck is C%2812%2C2%29%2FC%2852%2C2%29+=+11%2F221.

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Hi 

suppose two cards selected at random from a deck of 52 cards what is the

 probability of picture cards (face cards: 4 suits @ with 3 face cards) 12 picture cards

P(two picture cards selected at random ) = 12C2/52C2 = 66/1326 *

Where nCr = (n!)/(r!(n - r)!).