First Ace to Appear
Probability
Cards
Easy
Hint 1
There is nothing distinguishing the aces from each other besides their labels.
Hint 2
Think about the relative order of just the four aces within the shuffled deck.
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1. Symmetry argument
Only the relative order of the four aces among themselves determines which is first, and all orderings of the aces are equally likely under a uniform shuffle.
2. Conclude
By symmetry, each ace is first with probability .
Answer: All four are equally likely.
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