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A standard 52-card deck is shuffled and 2 cards are picked from the top of the deck.
-The probability that the both cards are Hearts is
A) 6.3%
B) 5.9%
C) 6.4%
D) 25.0%

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 A standard 52-card deck is shuffled and 2 cards are picked from the top of the deck.
-The probability that the both cards are Hearts is
A) 6.3%
B) 5.9%
C) 6.4%
D) 25.0%

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The probability of the first card being a Heart is 13/52. If the first card is a Heart, the probability of the second card being a Heart is 12/51. Thus, the probability of both cards being Hearts is (13/52) * (12/51) = 1/17 ≈ 5.9%.

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