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Two cards are drawn from a single deck of 52 cards one after the other. If the first card is not replaced, find the probability of selecting a King on the first draw and a Queen on the second draw. Help!



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iGreen
Amount of kings in a standard deck of 52 cards: 4

Amount of queens in a standard deck of 52 cards: 4

Probability of drawing a king on the first draw:

4/52, or simplified 1/13

Probability of drawing a queen on the 2nd draw:

4/51
silverwolf17
there are 4 kings in a deck
4/52 = 1/13 chance

one card has been removed, four queens in a deck
4/51 can't be simplified = 4/51 chance

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