SOLUTION: this is an word problem: 'x' says that the number of days before he dumps the books and mascot into a lake is epual to the number of possible 5 card hands in a standard deck of ca

Question 118180: this is an word problem:
'x' says that the number of days before he dumps the books and mascot into a lake is epual to the number of possible 5 card hands in a standard deck of cards with 3 kings and 2aces. How am i supposed to know how many days that is?
Can you help me please? i would appreciate it ALOT!
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
'x' says that the number of days before he dumps the books and mascot into a lake is epual to the number of possible 5 card hands in a standard deck of cards with 3 kings and 2aces.
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'x' says that the number of days before he dumps the books and mascot into a lake is epual to the number of possible 5 card hands in a standard deck of cards with 3 kings and 2aces.
# of ways to pick 3 kings: 4C3 = 4
# of ways to pick 2 aces: 4C2 = 4*3/1*2 = 6
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# of ways to pick 3 kings and 2 aces = 4*6 = 24
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So the # of days "before he dumps the books and mascot
into a lake" is 24
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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