SOLUTION: Three cards are drawn from an ordinary deck of 52 cards without replacement. What is the probability that the second and third cards are spades if the first card was not a spade?

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Question 368065: Three cards are drawn from an ordinary deck of 52 cards without replacement. What is the probability that the second and third cards are spades if the first card was not a spade?

Found 2 solutions by checkley77, edjones:
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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13/51*12/50=156/2,550=.0611764 OR 6.12% ANS.

Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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13/51 * 12/50 = .0612
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Ed