Asked by JOHN DUNN

IF YOU ARE DEALT 5 CARDS FROM A SHUFFLED DECK OF 52 CARDS, FIND THE PROBABILITY THAT ALL 5 CARDS ARE HEARTS. FIND THE PROBABILITY THAT 4 CARDS ARE HEARTS.

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Answered by Damon
first card 1/4
second card 12/51
third card 11/50
fourth card 10/49
fifth card 9/48
multiply :)
Answered by Damon
that comes out to:
.0004952

or use combinations
13 hearts in deck
number of combinations of 5 in 13 =
c(13,5) = 13!/[ 5!(8!) ] = 1,287
5 in 52 = 52!/[5!(47!)] = 2,598,960
quotient = .0004952
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