You pick a card at random. Without putting the first card back, you pick a second card at random.

3
4
5

What is the probability of picking a 4 and then picking a number greater than 3?

Write your answer as a fraction or whole number.

1 answer

The probability of picking a 4 as the first card is 1/3.

Once the first card is a 4, there are only two cards left (3 and 5) and only one of them (5) is greater than 3.

Therefore, the probability of picking a 4 as the first card and then picking a number greater than 3 as the second card is 1/3 * 1/2 = 1/6.

So the probability is 1/6.