SOLUTION: Three cards are chosen at random from a deck without replacement. What is the probability of getting a jack, a ten and a nine?

Question 304307: Three cards are chosen at random from a deck without replacement. What is the probability of getting a jack, a ten and a nine?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Three cards are chosen at random from a deck without replacement. What is the probability of getting a jack, a ten and a nine?
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P(jack) = 4/52
P(10) = 4/48
P(9) = 4/44
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P(j and t and n) = (4/52)(4/48)(4/44) = 64/109824 = 0.00058275...
Cheers,
Stan H.
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