Question

what is the probability of picking a five and a jack from an ordinary deck of cards

Answer 1

4 fives and 4 jacks in a deck of 52 cards

Answer 2

i know so would it be (4/52)+(4/51)

Answer 3

When drwing the first card the probability of either a five or a jack is 8/52. When drawing the second card the probability of drawing the required other card is 4/51.
The probability of drwing afive and a jack is:\[\frac{8}{52}\times \frac{4}{51}\]

Answer 4

thank you so what would be P(heart and a jack)?
(16/52)(4/51)?

Answer 5

There are 13 cards in the suit of hearts

Answer 6

so it would be (13/52)(4/51)?

Answer 7

Looks good :)

Answer 8

thank you

Answer 9

You're welcome :)