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A deck of $6$ cards, each carrying a distinct number from $1$ to $6$, is shuffled thoroughly. Two cards are then removed one at a time from the deck. What is the probability that the number on the first card is exactly $2$ greater than the number on the second card?

  1. $\dfrac{1}{5}$
     
  2. $\dfrac{2}{15}$
     
  3. $\dfrac{1}{3}$
     
  4. $\dfrac{4}{15}$

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There are $6$ cards labeled $1,2,3,4,5,6$.

Two cards are drawn one at a time, so order matters.

There are $6 \times 5 = 30$ ordered ways to draw two cards.

We want the first card to be exactly $2$ greater than the second card.

So if the second card is $1$, the first must be $3$.
If the second card is $2$, the first must be $4$.
If the second card is $3$, the first must be $5$.
If the second card is $4$, the first must be $6$.

The favorable ordered pairs are $(3,1), (4,2), (5,3), (6,4)$

So there are $4$ favorable outcomes.

Thus the probability is $\dfrac{4}{30} = \dfrac{2}{15}.$

Answer: $\boxed{\text{B. } \dfrac{2}{15}}$
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