SOLUTION: You randomly select two cards from a standard deck of 52 cards. What is the probability that the first card is a club and the second card is a spade if you do not replace the first

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Question 299908: You randomly select two cards from a standard deck of 52 cards. What is the probability that the first card is a club and the second card is a spade if you do not replace the first card? Round your answer to three decimal places.
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You randomly select two cards from a standard deck of 52 cards. What is the probability that the first card is a club and the second card is a spade if you do not replace the first card? Round your answer to three decimal places.
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"Without replacement" guarantees the events are dependent.
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P(spade and club) = P(club)*P(spade|club) = (1/4)(13/51) = 13/204
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Cheers,
Stan H.