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two cards are drawn from a standard deck with 52 playing cards without replacement . what is the probability of drawing a 2 followed by 5 ?

2007-02-12 15:36:17 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

Drawing a 2 first: p = 4/52
Drawing a 5 next: p' = 4/51

p * p' = 16/2652
=4/663

2007-02-12 15:41:40 · answer #1 · answered by tony1athome 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

First card -- 4/52.

Second card -- 4/51.

Just multiply those two numbers, and simplify the fraction.

2007-02-12 15:40:40 · answer #2 · answered by Curt Monash 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋