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Question 309996: Two cards are drawn without replacement from an ordinary deck of 52 playing cards. What are the odds against drawing two red cards? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Two cards are drawn without replacement from an ordinary deck of 52 playing cards. What are the odds against drawing two red cards?
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Fact: odds against E = P(not E)/P(E)
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odds against 2 red = P(not 2 red)/P(2 red) = (26C2/52C2)/(26C2/52C2) = 1:1
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Stan H.
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