Two cards are drawn without replacement from a standard deck of 52 cards. What is the probability that one of the cards is red a
nd the other is black, and are these events independent? start fraction 26 over 51 end fraction; no, they are dependent events
start fraction 13 over 51 end fraction; no, they are dependent events
start fraction one over four end fraction; yes, they are independent events
start fraction 25 over 51 end fraction; yes, they are independent events
Total cards = 52 Total red cards = 26 Total black cards = 26
P(one red and one black) = P(red and then black)+ P(black and then red) P(one red and one black) =(26/52)(26/51) + (26/52)(26/51) P(one red and one black) = 26/51 (Answer A)
----------------------------------------------------- Answer: 26/51 (Answer A) -----------------------------------------------------
