Two cards are selected from a standard deck of 52 playing cards. The first card is not replaced before the second card is select

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Two cards are selected from a standard deck of 52 playing cards. The first card is not replaced before the second card is select

ed. Find the probability of selecting a six and then selecting a nine.
The probability of selecting a six and then selecting a nine is
(Round to three decimal places as needed.)

Mathematics

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GalinKa [24] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-04T03:09:57+03:00

GalinKa [24]3 years ago

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Answer:

0.006

Step-by-step explanation:

The probability that the first card is a six is 4/52.

There's one less card now, so the probability that the second card is nine is 4/51.

The total probability is:

P = (4/52) (4/51)

P ≈ 0.006