SOLUTION: what is the probability that two out of three cards drawn from a deck of 52 without replacement are red?

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Question 461898: what is the probability that two out of three cards drawn from a deck of 52 without replacement are red?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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what is the probability that two out of three cards drawn from a deck of 52 without replacement are red?
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# of ways to pick 2 red = 26C2
# of ways to pick 1 black = 26
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# of ways to randomly pick 3 cards + 52C3
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P(2red and 1 black) = [26C2*26]/52C3 = 0.3824
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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