You choose a card at random. Without putting the first card back, you choose a second card at random. What is the probability of choosing a 10 and then choosing a Jack? Write your answer as a fraction or whole number.
Q. You choose a card at random. Without putting the first card back, you choose a second card at random. What is the probability of choosing a 10 and then choosing a Jack? Write your answer as a fraction or whole number.
Determine total ways: First, we need to determine the total number of ways to choose any card from a deck. A standard deck of cards has 52 cards. So, the total number of ways to choose the first card is 52.
Calculate 10 probability: Next, we calculate the probability of choosing a 10 as the first card. There are four 10s in a deck (one for each suit), so the probability of choosing a 10 on the first draw is the number of 10s divided by the total number of cards.P(Choosing a 10)=Total number of cardsNumber of 10s=524
Calculate Jack probability: After choosing a 10, we do not put it back in the deck, so now there are 51 cards left. We need to calculate the probability of choosing a Jack from the remaining cards.
Find overall probability: There are four Jacks in a deck. So, the probability of choosing a Jack after a 10 has been chosen is the number of Jacks divided by the remaining number of cards.P(Choosing a Jack after a 10)=Remaining number of cardsNumber of Jacks=514
Perform multiplication: To find the overall probability of both events happening in sequence (choosing a 10 and then a Jack), we multiply the probabilities of each individual event.P(Choosing a 10 and then a Jack)=P(Choosing a 10)×P(Choosing a Jack after a 10)=(524)×(514)
Find probability: Now we perform the multiplication to find the probability. P(Choosing a 10 and then a Jack)=524×514=265216
Simplify fraction: We can simplify the fraction by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by the greatest common divisor, which is 4.P(Choosing a 10 and then a Jack)=416/42652=6634
Final probability: The simplified probability of choosing a 10 and then a Jack without replacement is 6634.
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