SOLUTION: You draw a two-card hand from a standard deck of 52 cards. What is the probability of drawing a hand that contains exactly 2 face cards (a face card is a king, queen or jack)? T

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Question 1198893: You draw a two-card hand from a standard deck of 52 cards. What is the probability of drawing a hand that contains exactly 2 face cards (a face card is a king, queen or jack)?
The correct answer is one of the following. Which one is correct?
A) 11/221
B) 3/13
C) 3/52
D) 1/26
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are 12+face cards in the deck.
# of ways to succeed: 12C2+=+66

# of random pairs: 52C2+=+1326
P(2 face cards) = 66%2F1326+=11%2F221

answer:
A) 11%2F221