Question

Two cards are drawn from a standard deck of 52 cards. A king is drawn first and not replaced. Find the probability of drawing a second card that is not a king.

Answer 1

48/51

In a standard hand, the are 4 kings. The first is removed so 3 remain in the deck. So the deck now becomes 51 cards because you removed 1 king. There are 51 cards, you remove the 3 kings and end up with 48/51 cards left. Which could also be 16/17.


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