SOLUTION: 1. Find the number of possible 5-card hands that contain the cards specified. The cards are taken from a standard 52-card deck. a) 4 kings and 1 other card. b) At least 1 spade

Question 1116457: 1. Find the number of possible 5-card hands that contain the cards specified. The cards are taken from a standard 52-card deck.
a) 4 kings and 1 other card.
b) At least 1 spade

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Find the number of possible 5-card hands that contain the cards specified. The cards are taken from a standard 52-card deck.
Note:: # of 5-card hands = 52C5
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a) 4 kings and 1 other card.:: 1*48 = 48 hands
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b) At least 1 spade::
# with zero spades:: 39C5
# with one spade:: 13*39C4
Ans:: 52C5 - [39C5 + 13*39C4]
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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