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What is the probability?

What is the probability of drawing an ace and a king on three draws (without replacement) from a poker deck?

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  • M3
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    ways of drawing an ace, a king, and (presumably)

    a third card which is neither from a standard 52 card deck

    ways of drawing stipulated cards = 4C1*4C1*50C1

    ways of drawing any 3 cards = 52C3

    thus reqd. probability = 4*4*50/52C3 = 0.0362 or 3.62 %

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