You pick a card at random. Without putting the first card back, you pick a second card at random.123 What is the probability of picking a 3 and then picking a 2? Write your answer as a fraction or whole number. ___
Q. You pick a card at random. Without putting the first card back, you pick a second card at random.123 What is the probability of picking a 3 and then picking a 2? Write your answer as a fraction or whole number. ___
Identify Cards: Identify the total number of cards in a standard deck and the specific cards of interest.A standard deck has 52 cards. There are four 3s and four 2s in the deck.
Calculate Probability of 3: Calculate the probability of drawing a 3 first.The probability of picking a 3 from the deck is 4 out of 52, which simplifies to 131.
Calculate Probability of 2: Calculate the probability of drawing a 2 after a 3 has been drawn.After drawing a 3, there are 51 cards left and still four 2s. The probability of now drawing a 2 is 4 out of 51.
Multiply Probabilities: Multiply the probabilities of the two independent events. The overall probability of both events occurring in sequence is (131)×(514)=6634.
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