You are dealt two cards successively without replacement from a standard deck of 52 playing cards.
Find the probability that the first card is a king and the second card is a queen.
I want the probability that both events will occur. I do not want the probability of each event.
There are 4 kings (Spade, Club, Diamond, Heart) and 4 queens (Spade, Club, Diamond, Heart) in deck of 52 cards.
Probability that first card is king = 4/52 = 1/13
Now there are 51 cards in deck (Without replacement)
Probability that second card is queen = 4/51
Probability that the first card is a king and the second card is a queen
= (1/13) * (4/51)
= 0.0060 (Round to 4 decimal)
Probability that the first card is a king and the second card is a queen is 0.0060
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