SOLUTION: Two cards are drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 playing cards. Let X denote the number of aces drawn. Find P(X = 2). (Round your answer to three decimal places.)
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Question 606006: Two cards are drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 playing cards. Let X denote the number of aces drawn. Find P(X = 2). (Round your answer to three decimal places.) Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Two cards are drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 playing cards. Let X denote the number of aces drawn. Find P(X = 2).
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Number of ways to succeed: 4C2 = 6
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Number of random pairs: 52C2 = (52*51)/(1*2) = 26*51 =
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P(x = 2 aces) = 6/52C2 = 6/1326 = 3/663 = 1/221
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Stan H.
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