SOLUTION: I'm trying to figure out how to find the probability of guessing two cards correctly without replacement the first card is guessing the colour and the second card is guessing the s

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Question 1122976: I'm trying to figure out how to find the probability of guessing two cards correctly without replacement the first card is guessing the colour and the second card is guessing the suit. It is a standard deck of 52 cards. If i could be assisted with this it would be greatly appreciated.
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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Tree Diagram
1/2 is probability of getting first color correct
Then
If suit chosen happens to be the same as the first card--12/51 probability of choosing it. (12/102 or 2/17)
If not, then 13/51 probability (13/102)