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Old Feb 24, 2008, 08:34 AM
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5 cards Pokers hand
Q In a poker hand consisting of 5 cards, find the probability of holding
(a) 3 acres;
(b) 4 hearts and 1 club.

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Old Feb 24, 2008, 08:41 AM   #2  
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part a:

part b.
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Old Feb 24, 2008, 10:46 PM   #3  
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The poster isn't going to "get a clue" when all you did was dump equations and not explain how or why they work. Makes it a little difficult to apply it to the next problem.
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I reckon you're absolutely correct, morgaine.

We are choosing 3 aces out of the 4, hence, C(4,3).

We have to choose 2 of any other card. There are 48 left, so C(48,2)

We are choosing 5 cards out of 52 altogether.

Therefore, we get the .
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I reckon you're absolutely correct, morgaine.
I have to say I'm totally impressed that you took that in a kind spirit and didn't just get angry.

(Or maybe it's just cause I've had people getting angry with me because I tell them to follow the site's rules and that I'm not here to do their homework for them... Sigh.)
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I, too, have encountered my share of thin-skinned folks on these sites. When some advice is kindly given it is taken out of context and thought of as an insult when there was none intended.
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