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I'm looking for an approximation of the simple formula:

Result = (47-X)/X

For X = 1; result = 46
For X = 2; result = 22.5
For X = 3; result = 14.6
For X = 4; result = 10.75
For X = 5;...

Sir, thanks for your reply. Would you be willing to explain why the denominator should be P(50,3) and not C(50,3)? If I recall correct 'P' is used when the order is important. To quote an article:
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Could someone verify the following:

Let's say I have a 3 and a 2... I take 3 cards of the remaining 50. What is
the chance of drawing a straight (5 cards that follow)?

I'd be tempted to say:...

ebaines, Thank you very much for this answer. I've been looking for days now and many people told me different stories. Your results seem to match my empirical tests (program that generates random...

Question:
A deck of 52 cards, 2 cards are dealt. We assume that the card we have
in our hand are not a pair.
For example we get: '3 of hearts' and '2 of clubs'.

What is the probability that if...