SOLUTION: a regular deck of cards contains 52 cards. drawings are to be done without replacement. A) what is the probability of drawing 4 red cards in succession? B) what is the probab

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Question 978213: a regular deck of cards contains 52 cards. drawings are to be done without replacement.
A) what is the probability of drawing 4 red cards in succession?
B) what is the probability of drawing 3 face cards ( kings, queens, and jacks)?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Half of the cards are red cards ( hearts and diamonds )
+P%5B+red+%5D+=+%2826%2F52%29%2A%2825%2F51%29%2A%2824%2F50%29%2A%2823%2F49%29+
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There are 4 suits, and each suit has 3 face cards +4%2A3+=+12+
+P%5B+face+%5D+=+%2812%2F52%29%2A%2811%2F51%29%2A%2810%2F50%29%2A%289%2F49%29+
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You can calculate