Multiple choice

Four cards are randomly selected from a pack of 52 cards. If the first two cards are kings, what is the probability that the third card is a king?

  1. 4/52

  2. 2/50

  3. 1/52 × (1/52)

  4. 1/52 × (1/52) × (1/50)
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Explanation

There are 52 cards. 4 are kings. If the first two cards drawn are kings, there are 50 cards remaining in the deck, and 2 kings remaining. The probability that the third card is a king is 2/50.

AI explanation

Given that the first two cards drawn are kings, we must find the conditional probability that the third card is also a king. After removing the two kings, there are exactly 2 kings left among the 50 remaining cards. The required probability is therefore 2 divided by 50.

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