Consider a game that consists of dealing out a hand of two random cards from a deck of four cards.The deck contains the Ace of Spades (As),the Ace of Hearts (Ah),the King of Spades (Ks)and the 9 of Hearts (9h).Given that the hand contains the Ace of Spades,what is the probability that it contains both Aces?
A)1/2
B)1/3
C)1/4
D)1/5
E)1/6

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

There are only three possible hands that contain the Ace of Spades: (As, Ah), (As, Ks) and (As, 9h). 
Out of these three hands, only one contains both Aces, so the probability is 1/3. 
Therefore, the best choice is B.

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