Question

What is the probability of drawing a spade from a standard deck of cards on a second draw, given that a spade was drawn on the first draw and not replaced

Answer 1

if you draw a spade on the first draw, how many spades are left

Answer 2

51?

Answer 3

51 is the number of cards left in the deck. how many spades are left , if you draw a spade on first draw?

Answer 4

hint: there are 13 spades in a full deck of 52 cards.

Answer 5

12

Answer 6

right :)

Answer 7

so you have your numerator and denominator

Answer 8

which one is the numerator

Answer 9

Probability = # favorable / # total

so the numerator will be 12 , since the favorable event here is picking a spade