Question

Two cards are drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 playing cards. Let X denote the number of aces drawn. Find P(X = 1).

Answer 1

Answer:

0.14479638

Step-by-step explanation:

Because 2 cards out of 52 are drawn without replacement, hypergeometric probability distribution should be used. Hence,

Combination of drawing 1 ace of 4 total aces C(4,1)

Combination of drawing 1 non-ace of 48 total non aces C(48,1)

Combination of drawing 2 cards of total 52 cards C(52.2)

C(4,1) = 4, C(48,1) = 48, C(52,2) = 1326

4*48/1326 = 0.14479638