SOLUTION: Two cards are drawn in succession, without replacement, from a standard deck of 52 cards. In how many ways could these be a black jack and a red card in that order? There are tw

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Question 361717: Two cards are drawn in succession, without replacement, from a standard deck of 52 cards. In how many ways could these be a black jack and a red card in that order?
There are two black jacks in a deck. If you draw one then there are now 51 cards left. There are 26 red cards in a deck so the probability of drawing red is 26/51. I don't know where to go from here...

Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the question is , "how many ways"?

2 ways to draw a black jack (spade or club)

26 ways to draw a red card

so 52 ways (2 * 26) to draw a black jack followed by a red card