You pick a card at random. Without putting the first card back, you pick a second card at random. What is the probability of picking an 8 and then picking a 9? 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. What is the probability of picking an 8 and then picking a 9? Write your answer as a fraction or whole number..______
Determine Probability of Picking 8: First, we need to determine the probability of picking an 8 from a standard deck of 52 cards. There are four 8s in a deck (one for each suit: hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades). The probability of picking an 8 is the number of 8s divided by the total number of cards.P(Picking an 8) = Number of 8s / Total number of cardsP(Picking an 8) = 524
Calculate Probability of Picking 9 After 8: Next, we need to calculate the probability of picking a 9 after having picked an 8, without putting the 8 back into the deck. Now there are 51 cards left in the deck, and there are still four 9s (since we haven't picked any 9s yet). The probability of picking a 9 from the remaining cards is the number of 9s divided by the remaining number of cards.P(Picking a 9 after an 8)=Remaining number of cardsNumber of 9sP(Picking a 9 after an 8)=514
Find Combined Probability of Both Events: Now, we need to find the combined probability of both events happening one after the other. This is found by multiplying the probabilities of each individual event.P(Picking an 8 and then a 9)=P(Picking an 8)×P(Picking a 9 after an 8)P(Picking an 8 and then a 9)=(524)×(514)
Perform Multiplication to Find Probability: Finally, we perform the multiplication to find the combined probability.P(Picking an 8 and then a 9)=524×514=265216To simplify the fraction, we can divide both the numerator and the denominator by the greatest common divisor, which is 4.P(Picking an 8 and then a 9)=416/42652=6634
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