From a pack of 52 cards, two cards are drawn together at random. What is the probability of both the cards being queen?

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Given :

Number of cards = 52

Formula used:

nCr = n! / (n-r)! r!

Calculation :

Two cards can be drawn from a pack of 52 cards in 

⇒ 52Cways

⇒ 52 × 51 / 2 

⇒ 1326 ways 

The situation that 2 queen appear in a single draw can appear in

⇒ 4Cways

⇒ 6 ways .

The probability of both the cards drawn are queens

⇒ 6 / 1326

⇒ 1 / 221

Hence, the correct answer is "1/221".

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