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You're dealt three cards in a row at random from a standard deck of 52 cards.Now suppose that you are dealt a pair or three of a kind in the three cards. What are the odds that you had a pair on your first two cards; that is, that your first two cards were of the same denomination? A) 22,776/132,600B) 1/13C) 7,800/22,776D) 3/51

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Answer:D

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

There are 52 cards out which we have to choose 3 cards

and starting 2 will have same denomination

For first card we can withdraw any card of any denomination and for second card we have to choose card of same denomination

There are total of 4 cards of same denomination and after 1 st card is drawn we need to choose 1 card out of  3 card

Probability[tex]=\frac{^3C_1}{^{51}C_1}[/tex]

[tex]=\frac{3}{51}[/tex]