Question

A game has 24 cards, 4 with pictures and 20 with numbers on them. What is the probability that both are picture cards.

Answer 1

1/36

Explanation:

First, we have to find the probability that any one card had a picture. There is a 4 out of 24 chance that it has a picture because there are 4 with pictures and 24 total. This simplifies to 1/6. To find the chance that they are both picture cards, we have to square the probability for one card, or multiply it by itself. The final answer is a 1 in 36 chance.