SOLUTION: A blackjack hand of 2 cards is randomly dealt from a standard deck of 52 cards. What is the probability that the first card is an ace and the second card is a face card?

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Question 127331: A blackjack hand of 2 cards is randomly dealt from a standard deck of 52 cards. What is the probability that the first card is an ace and the second card is a face card?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are 4 aces, so the probability is 4%2F52 that the
1st card will be an ace.
One card is used, so there are 51 cards left.
There are 3 face cards for each suit (jack, queen, & king)
and there are 4 suits, so there are 3%2A4+=+12
face cards. The probability of picking one on the 2nd draw
is 12%2F51
Whenever you need events (A and B and C and D etc) to
happen, you always multiply the probabilities
%284%2F52%29%2A%2812%2F51%29+=+48+%2F+2652
This is 1%2F55.25, or a little more than 1 chance in 55
Notice that this is slightly less probable than picking a
particular card with one draw, which is 1%2F52