A deck of five cards (each carrying a distinct number from 1 to 5) is shuffled thoroughly. Two cards are then removed from the deck, one at a time. What is the probability that the two cards are selected with the number of the first card being one higher than the number on the second card?

A deck of five cards (each carrying a distinct number from 1 to 5) is

1.	A deck of five cards (each carrying a distinct number from 1 to 5) is shuffled thoroughly. Two cards are then removed from the deck, one at a time. What is the probability that the two cards are selected with the number of the first card being one higher than the number on the second card?
A.	\(\frac{1}{5}\)
B.	\(\frac{4}{{25}}\)
C.	\(\frac{1}{4}\)
D.	\(\frac{1}{2}\)
Answer» E.

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