SOLUTION: a deck of cards contains 10 St. Louis Cardinal players and 15 players from the Chicago Cubs Sam draws 2 cards from the deck without replacement. to the nearest percent what is the

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Question 1045224: a deck of cards contains 10 St. Louis Cardinal players and 15 players from the Chicago Cubs Sam draws 2 cards from the deck without replacement. to the nearest percent what is the probability that Sam draws two Cardinal player cubs
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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I think the end is two Cardinal player cards.
There are 25 in the deck.
The probability the first is a Cardinal is 10/25
Once that is chosen, there are 24 cards left, and 9 are Cardinals, so 9/24 for the second being a Cardinal.
10/25*9/24=30/200=1/15
That is 6 2/3% or
7% to the nearest per cent.