Second consecutive pair from a deck
Question
From a standard 52-card deck Sam draws two cards, which turn out to have the same rank. He draws two more cards. What is the probability that this second pair also matches in rank?
Short answer
. Of the 50 cards left, there are equally likely pairs. Matching pairs: 1 from the two remaining cards of the first rank, plus from the other ranks, so .
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