SOLUTION: From an ordinary deck of 52 playing cards, how many 5-card hands could be dealt that consist of exactly 3 diamonds?

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Question 822195: From an ordinary deck of 52 playing cards, how many 5-card hands could be dealt that consist of exactly 3 diamonds?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20054)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Choose the 3 diamonds in C(13,3) ways
Choose the 2 non-diamonds in C(39,2) ways

Answer = C(13,3)C(39,2) = (286)(741) = 211,926 ways.

Edwin
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