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Two Packs Of Cards (Posted on 2004-02-05)

Two identical pack of cards A and B are shuffled throughly. One card is picked from A and shuffled with B. The top card from pack A is turned up.
If this is the Queen of Hearts, what are the chances that the top card in B will be the King of Hearts?

See The Solution Submitted by Ravi Raja

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| Comment 5 of 16 |

(In reply to re: Solution by winnifred foster)

Not so winnifred, there are now TWO kings of hearts in pack B

Posted by lovejoy on 2004-02-05 11:46:33

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