there are three cards, one with a 5 on it, one with a 6 on it, and one with a 7 on it. What is the probability of picking a 6 and then picking a 5?

Answer 1

Since there are a total of 3 cards and you are trying to pick a 6 and then a 5 in sequence, there is only one way to achieve this outcome (picking the 6 card first and then the 5 card).

Therefore, the probability of picking a 6 and then picking a 5 is 1/3 * 1/2 = 1/6 or approximately 16.67%.