Answer to Question #191080 in Civil and Environmental Engineering for Joshua

Question

Cards are drawn from an ordinary deck of cards with replacement, what is the probability that an ace is drawn in the 3rd pick?

Answer 1

There are 4 aces and 48 non aces cards in 52 cards.

Probability of drawing aces in third pick

(48C1/52C1)*(48C1/52C1)*(4C1/52C1)

=(48/52)*(48/52)*(4/52)

=0.065