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You choose a card at random. Without putting the first card back, you choose a second card at random. What is the probability of choosing a 1010 and then choosing a Jack? Write your answer as a fraction or whole number.

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Q. You choose a card at random. Without putting the first card back, you choose a second card at random. What is the probability of choosing a 1010 and then choosing a Jack? Write your answer as a fraction or whole number.
  1. Determine total ways: First, we need to determine the total number of ways to choose any card from a deck. A standard deck of cards has 5252 cards. So, the total number of ways to choose the first card is 5252.
  2. Calculate 1010 probability: Next, we calculate the probability of choosing a 1010 as the first card. There are four 1010s in a deck (one for each suit), so the probability of choosing a 1010 on the first draw is the number of 1010s divided by the total number of cards.\newlineP(Choosing a 10)=Number of 10sTotal number of cards=452P(\text{Choosing a 10}) = \frac{\text{Number of 10s}}{\text{Total number of cards}} = \frac{4}{52}
  3. Calculate Jack probability: After choosing a 1010, we do not put it back in the deck, so now there are 5151 cards left. We need to calculate the probability of choosing a Jack from the remaining cards.
  4. Find overall probability: There are four Jacks in a deck. So, the probability of choosing a Jack after a 1010 has been chosen is the number of Jacks divided by the remaining number of cards.P(Choosing a Jack after a 10)=Number of JacksRemaining number of cards=451P(\text{Choosing a Jack after a } 10) = \frac{\text{Number of Jacks}}{\text{Remaining number of cards}} = \frac{4}{51}
  5. Perform multiplication: To find the overall probability of both events happening in sequence (choosing a 1010 and then a Jack), we multiply the probabilities of each individual event.\newlineP(Choosing a 10 and then a Jack)=P(Choosing a 10)×P(Choosing a Jack after a 10)=(452)×(451)P(\text{Choosing a } 10 \text{ and then a Jack}) = P(\text{Choosing a } 10) \times P(\text{Choosing a Jack after a } 10) = \left(\frac{4}{52}\right) \times \left(\frac{4}{51}\right)
  6. Find probability: Now we perform the multiplication to find the probability. P(Choosing a 10 and then a Jack)=452×451=162652P(\text{Choosing a 10 and then a Jack}) = \frac{4}{52} \times \frac{4}{51} = \frac{16}{2652}
  7. Simplify fraction: We can simplify the fraction by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by the greatest common divisor, which is 44.P(Choosing a 10 and then a Jack)=164/26524=4663P(\text{Choosing a } 10 \text{ and then a Jack}) = \frac{16}{4} / \frac{2652}{4} = \frac{4}{663}
  8. Final probability: The simplified probability of choosing a 1010 and then a Jack without replacement is 4663\frac{4}{663}.

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