what is the probability of drawing 2 cards in succession from a standard deck and having them both be face cards

Answer 1

There are 12 total face cards in the deck, a Jack, Queen, and King of each of the four suits. And there are 52 total cards in the deck.

Draw #1: The probability of drawing a face card is 12/52 = 3/13

Draw #2: There are now only 11 face cards left in the deck and there are only 51 total cards so the probability of drawing a face card is 11/51.

The probability of BOTH events happening is the product of their individual probabilities:

3/13 • 11/51 = 33/663 = 11/221