If you are dealt two cards from a deck, what are the chances that they will both be red, or that they will both be aces?

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There are 52 cards in a deck, half of which are red. So the probability of getting two red cards is (26/52) * (25/51) = 0.245 or approximately 24.5%, which is 1 in 4.08 odds. The probability of getting two aces is (4/52) * (3/51) = 0.0045 or approximately 0.45%, which is 1 in 220.22 odds. To find the probability of getting either two red cards or two aces, we add the probabilities together: 0.245 + 0.0045 = 0.2495 or approximately 24.95%, which is 83 in 332. Therefore, the best choice is B.

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