Solution: What is the probability that a five-card poker

Chapter 10, Problem 12E

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Problem 12E

What is the probability that a five-card poker hand contains exactly one ace?

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QUESTION:

Problem 12E

What is the probability that a five-card poker hand contains exactly one ace?

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A standard deck of cards contains  cards, of which  are red and  are black,  are of each suit (hearts, diamonds, spades, clubs) and of which  are of each denomination . The face cards are the jacks , queens  and kings

Product rule If one event can occur in  ways AND a second event can occur in  ways, then the number of ways that the two events can occur in sequence is then .

Definition permutation (order is important):

Definition combination (order is not important):

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