Two cards are drawn from a standard deck without replacement. What is the probability that the first card is a heart and the second card is red

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Answer:

25/208 or 12.2%

Explanation:

P(heart) = 13/52 = 1/4

P(red) = 26/52 = 1/2

because we are not replacing the first card drawn, the deck has 51 cards remaining

P(heart, red) = 1/4 × 25/52

= 25/208 or 12.2%

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