Two cards are drawn in succession from a pack of 52 cards. The first ...
To find the probability of drawing a Queen and then a King, with replacement, from a pack of 52 cards, we can break down the problem into two separate events: drawing a Queen and then drawing a King.
Event 1: Drawing a Queen
- There are 4 Queens in a deck of 52 cards (one Queen for each suit - hearts, diamonds, clubs, spades).
- With replacement, after drawing a card, there will still be 52 cards in the deck.
- Therefore, the probability of drawing a Queen is 4/52, which can be simplified to 1/13.
Event 2: Drawing a King
- There are 4 Kings in a deck of 52 cards (one King for each suit - hearts, diamonds, clubs, spades).
- With replacement, after drawing a card, there will still be 52 cards in the deck.
- Therefore, the probability of drawing a King is 4/52, which can be simplified to 1/13.
Since both events are independent (drawing a Queen does not affect the probability of drawing a King), we can multiply the probabilities together to find the probability of both events occurring in succession.
Probability of drawing a Queen and then a King (with replacement):
= (1/13) * (1/13)
= 1/169
Therefore, the correct answer is option 'D' - 1/169.
Two cards are drawn in succession from a pack of 52 cards. The first ...
Probability of drawing a Queen = 4/52 = 1/13
Since the first card is replaced, the pack will again have 52 cards. So, the probability of drawing a King = 4/52 = 1/13
Both the events are independent, hence the probability of drawing both cards in succession = 1/13 x 1/13 = 1/169
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