SOLUTION: three cards are drawn in succession from a deck without replacement. Find the probability distribution for the number of spades.

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Question 274119: three cards are drawn in succession from a deck without replacement. Find the probability distribution for the number of spades.
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
three cards are drawn in succession from a deck without replacement. Find the probability distribution for the number of spades.
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0 spades: 39C3/52C3
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1 spade: [13C1*39C2]/52C3
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2 spade: [13C2*39C1]/52C3
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3 spade: 13C3/52C3
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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