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A friend randomly chooses two cards, without replacement, from an ordinary deck of 52playing cards. In each of the following situations, determine the conditional probability that both cards are aces. 110Chapter 3Conditional Probability and Independence.

(a) You ask your friend if one of the cards is the ace of spades, and your friend answers in the affirmative.

(b) You ask your friend if the first card selected is an ace, and your friend answers in the affirmative.

(c) You ask your friend if the second card selected is an ace, and your friend answers in the affirmative.

(d) You ask your friend if either of the cards selected is an ace, and your friend answers in the affirmative.

Short Answer

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The required probabilities are,

a) P(B∣S)=117

b) PB∣A1=117

c) PB∣A2=117

d) P(B∣A)=133

Step by step solution

01

Given Information (Part a)

Two cards are selected, in an order from a deck of 52 cards

Events:

B - both cards are aces.

S - one card is the ace of spades.

02

Explanation (Part a)

Every ordered pair of different cards is equally likely to be the drawn pair: 52·51possibilities.

If one card is an ace of spades, the other can be any of the 51other cards, taking into consideration the order -

2·51equally likely possibilities in the reduced outcome space

If additionally both cards are aces, there are 3possibilities for the other card and 2for the order -6possibilities.

Therefore:

P(B∣S)=#of events from the reduced space that are inB#of events from the reduced space=62·51=117
03

Final Answer (Part a)

The required probability isP(B|S)=117.

04

Given Information (Part b)

B- both cards are aces.

A1- first card in the ace.

05

Explanation (Part b)

The number of events in the reduced outcome space:

The first card can be any of the 4 aces, and the second one any of the remaining 51-4·51

If both cars are aces:

First can be any of the 4 aces, and the second any of the remaining 3-4·3

PB∣A1=# of events from the reduced space that are inB#of events from the reduced space=4·34·51=117
06

Final Answer (Part b)

The required probability isP(B|A1)=117.

07

Given Information (Part c)

B-both cards are aces.

A2- second card is an ace.

08

Explanation (Part c)

This is identical as b), because two cards are drawn randomly

PB∣A2=of events from the reduced space that are inB#of events from the reduced space=4·34·51=117
09

Final Answer (Part c)

The required probability isP(B|A2)=117.

10

Given Information (Part d)

B-both cards are aces.

A=A1∪A2 - one of the cards is an ace.

11

Explanation (Part d)

According to the formula of inclusion and exclusion for the number of elements in set:

n(A)=nA1∪A2=nA1+nA2-nA1A2

From sections b) and c) the number of events in A1-nA1 and $A_{2}-A2-nA2 are 4·51. And there are 4·3 draws in which both cards are aces A1A2.

n(A)=4·51+4·51-4·3=4·32·11

And from those events, there are mentioned 4·3 possibilities that both cards are aces - this makes:

P(B∣A)=#of events from the reduced space that are inB#of events from the reduced space=4·34·32·11=133
12

Final Answer (Part d)

The required probability is P(B|A)=133.

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