Question

16. Using a standard 52 card deck, what is the probability of pulling the king of hearts if you are

given two attempts (you will pull out one card and then another card)?

Answer 1

Explanation:

The way to do this (I think) is to figure out the probability of not getting said king on either throw.

First Throw: P(no King Hearts) = 51/52

Second Throw: P(no King Hearts) = 50/51

Total probability = 51/52*50/51 = 50/52

Therefore the probability of getting it right is

P(KH) = 1 - 50/52 = 2/52 = 1/26

I have a feeling that this is not correct. If you get a different answer that looks reasonable, take it.