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Question: Two cards are drawn one by one at random from a pack of 52 cards. The probability that both of them ...

Two cards are drawn one by one at random from a pack of 52 cards. The probability that both of them are king, is
A.1)2131)\dfrac{2}{13}
B.2)11692)\dfrac{1}{169}
C.3)12213)\dfrac{1}{221}
D.4)302214)\dfrac{30}{221}

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Hint : Total number of cards in the pack is5252. When the first card is drawn from a pack, the total number of cards will remain as it is i.e. 5252 and in a pack of cards the total number of kings is44. But when the next card is drawn the total number of cards is 5151 because there is no replacement of cards and kings left are 33. Now try it by yourself, you will definitely crack this problem.

Complete step-by-step answer :
Firstly, assume that the pack is well shuffled so that there is no condition of being biased and the cards are selected randomly. After one card is drawn from a pack there will be no replacement of the card allowed.
As we know that a pack contains 5252 cards, therefore the number of sample spaces for the first card will become5252.
For the first card,
Total number of cards in a pack= n(S) = 5252
Total number of kings in a pack = 44
Let, E1={{E}_{1}}=event of getting the first card as a king.
So, by the formula of probability, we get:
P(E1)=452P({{E}_{1}})=\dfrac{4}{52}
where, 44 is the number of favorable outcomes and 5252 is the total number of outcomes.
For the second card left,
Total number of cards left in a pack = n(S) = 5151 (because one card is already drawn and as per question there is no replacement of card previously drawn, so521=5152-1=51)
Total number of kings left in a pack= 33
Let, E2={{E}_{2}}=event of getting the second card as a king.
So, by the formula of probability, we get:
P(E2)=351P({{E}_{2}})=\dfrac{3}{51}
where, 33is the total number of favorable outcome and 5151 is the total number of outcome for the second card
Now, the total probability of getting both the cards as king:
Total Probability of two cards drawn = P(E1)×P(E2)P({{E}_{1}})\times P({{E}_{2}})
Substituting the values of P(E1)P({{E}_{1}}) andP(E2)P({{E}_{2}}), we get:
\Rightarrow Total probability of two cards drawn at random =452×351=\dfrac{4}{52}\times \dfrac{3}{51}
By simplifying the above expression, we get:
\Rightarrow Total Probability of two cards drawn at random=1221=\dfrac{1}{221}
So, the final answer is1221\dfrac{1}{221}.
So, the correct answer is “1221\dfrac{1}{221}”.

Note : Probability means possibility. It is used to predict the likely events to happen. To solve the questions of probability we always consider the unbiased situation or biased situation so that there is no unfair means and you should have a clear picture of card names and their colors.