SOLUTION: From a pack of 52 cards, two are drawn at random.find the probability that one is king and other queen

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Question 1080001: From a pack of 52 cards, two are drawn at random.find the probability that one is king and other queen

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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From a pack of 52 cards, two are drawn at random.find the probability that one is king and other queen
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# of king/queen pairs:: 4*4 = 16
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# of random pairs:: 52C2 = (52*51)/(1*2) = 26*51
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P(king/queen pair) = 16/(26*51) = 0.0121
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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