Use the General Multiplication Rule to Find the Indicated Probability $\frac { 13 } { 51 }$

question 8

Multiple Choice

Use the general multiplication rule to find the indicated probability.
-You are dealt two cards successively (without replacement) from a shuffled deck of 52 playing cards. Find the probability that both cards are black.

• A) \(\frac { 13 } { 51 }\)
• B) \(\frac { 25 } { 102 }\)
• C) \(\frac { 1 } { 2652 }\)
• D) \(\frac { 25 } { 51 }\)

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