SOLUTION: Two cards are drawn without replacement from a standard deck of 52 playing cards. What is the probability of choosing a spade and then, without replacement, a club?

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Question 1097734: Two cards are drawn without replacement from a standard deck of
52 playing cards. What is the probability of choosing a spade and then, without replacement, a club?

Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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probability of getting a spade out of a full deck is 13/52.

probability of getting a club is 13/51 after a spade has been drawn from the deck because there is one less card in the deck.

the probability of getting a spade and then a club is therefore 13/52 * 13/51.