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Question 239886: from a deck of 52 ordinary playing cards, 2 cards are drawn without replacement. find the probability that both are hearts Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! from a deck of 52 ordinary playing cards, 2 cards are drawn without replacement. find the probability that both are hearts
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# of ways to draw 2 hearts: 13C2 = 13*6 = 78
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# of possible outcomes: 52C2 = 51*26 = 1326
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Probability of drawing two hearts: 78/1326 = 0.059
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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