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3. what is the probability of drawing four red cards in a row without replacement.

out of a standard deck with 52 playing cards​

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Answer: There are 52 cards in a standard deck and half of them, 26 in all, are red.

Suppose that you are drawing 4 cards without replacement from a thoroughly shuffled deck. You have 26 cards choose 4 over 52 choose 4.

∴ P(pulling 4 cards from deck) = (264)(524)

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