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What is the probability that you pick a red card then a black card

What is the probability that you pick a red card then a black card-example-1
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Out of how many cards? And are there other colors?
User Majid Basirati
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Total number of cards in a deck = 52

Number of red cards = 26

Number of black cards = 26

P(red, then black) = (26/52)(26/51) = 13/51

Answer: 13/51

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