Homework Help: math

Posted by elizabeth on Friday, April 29, 2011 at 4:24pm.

A card is pulled from a well shuffled deck of standard playing cards and then put back in the deck. A second draw is made from the deck. What is the probability that an ace was drawn both times?

math - Damon, Friday, April 29, 2011 at 5:15pm
4/52 * 4/52

the two draws are independent because the card was put back in

IF it were not put back
THEN it would have been 4/52 * 3/51 BUT THAT IS NOT WHAT THE QUESTION IS. In other words they are trying to trick you.

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