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Two cards are drawn together from a pack of 52 cards. The probability that one is a spade and one is a heart, is:

A. $$\frac{{3}}{{20}}$$

B. $$\frac{{29}}{{34}}$$

C. $$\frac{{47}}{{100}}$$

D. $$\frac{{13}}{{102}}$$

Answer: Option D

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Let S be the sample space
$$\eqalign{ & n\left( S \right) = {}^{52}{C_2} = \frac{{ {52 \times 51} }}{{ {2 \times 1} }} \cr & \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, = 1326 \cr} $$
Let E = event of getting 1 spade and 1 heart
∴ n(E) = number of ways of choosing 1 spade out of 13 and 1 heart out of 13
$$\eqalign{ & {\kern 1pt} = {^{13}{C_1}{ \times ^{13}}{C_1}} \cr & {\kern 1pt} {\kern 1pt} = {13 \times 13} {\kern 1pt} {\kern 1pt} \cr & {\kern 1pt} = 169 \cr & \therefore P\left( E \right) = \frac{{n\left( E \right)}}{{n\left( S \right)}} = \frac{{169}}{{1326}} = \frac{{13}}{{102}} \cr} $$

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  1. TeachThemArena TV
    TeachThemArena TV :
    3 years ago

    Why did we choose from 13

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