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A hand consists of 3 cards from a​ well-shuffled deck of 52 cards.
a. Find the total number of possible 3​-card poker hands.
b. A black flush is a 3​-card hand consisting of all black cards. Find the number of possible black flushes.
c. Find the probability of being dealt a black flush.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
a) Total = C(52,3) = 52·51·50/6 = 22,100.

b) Number of black cards = 26, so black flushes = C(26,3) = 26·25·24/6 = 2,600.

c) Probability = C(26,3)/C(52,3) = 2,600/22,100 = 26/221 ≈ 0.11765 (≈ 11.76%).