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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 first card is a face card (Jack, Queen, King) and the second card is not a face card is
A) 5.3%
B) 17.8%
C) 18.1%
D) 59.2%

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Use the following information for questions:
 A standard 52-card deck is shuffled and 2 cards are picked from the top of the deck.
-The probability that the first card is a face card (Jack, Queen, King) and the second card is not a face card is
A) 5.3%
B) 17.8%
C) 18.1%
D) 59.2%

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There are 12 face cards in a 52-card deck. The probability of drawing a face card first is 12/52. If a face card is drawn first, there are 51 cards left, with 40 being non-face cards. The probability of drawing a non-face card second is 40/51. The combined probability is (12/52) * (40/51) = 18.1%.

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