SOLUTION: You are dealt two cards successively (without replacement) from a shuffled deck of 52 playing cards. Find the probability that both cards are black.

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Question 502298: You are dealt two cards successively (without replacement) from a shuffled deck of 52 playing cards. Find the probability that both cards are black.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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You are dealt two cards successively (without replacement) from a shuffled deck of 52 playing cards. Find the probability that both cards are black.
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P(black and black) = P(black)*P(black|black) = (26/52)(25/51)
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Stan H.