SOLUTION: Use the general multiplication rule to find the indicated probability: You are dealt two cards successively (without replacement) from a shuffled deck of 52 playing cards. Find t

Algebra ->  Probability-and-statistics -> SOLUTION: Use the general multiplication rule to find the indicated probability: You are dealt two cards successively (without replacement) from a shuffled deck of 52 playing cards. Find t      Log On


   



Question 744391: Use the general multiplication rule to find the indicated probability:
You are dealt two cards successively (without replacement) from a shuffled deck of 52 playing cards. Find the probability that the first card is a king and the second card is a queen.

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You are dealt two cards successively (without replacement) from a shuffled deck of 52 playing cards. Find the probability that the first card is a king and the second card is a queen.
-----
P(Q | K) = (4/52)(4/51) = 0.0060
---------------------
Cheers,
Stan H.
===========