Question

A card is selected at random from a deck of well shuffled cards. It is replaced and another card is selected. What is the probability of selecting a red card and then a black card? 1/4 1/3 1/2 1/8

Answer 1

1/4

Explanation:

you count it as (good)/(possible)

so number of good situations is 26²

and there is 52² possible situations

so answer is 26²/52²=1/4