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Jacob randomly draws two cards from a standard deck of 52 cards. He does not replace the first card. What is the probability that both cards are kings?
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Jacob randomly draws two cards from a standard deck of 52 cards. He does not replace the first card. What is the probability that both cards are kings?

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First draw: KING. Probablity: 4/52 = 1/13 (because there are 4 kings of 52 carads)

Second draw: KING. Probablity: 3/51 = 1/17 (because after he chose a king, there remain 3 kings of 51 cards)

P(A) = 1/13 * 1/17 = 1/221
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