SOLUTION: If five cards are selected from a standard deck of 52 playing cards. What are the odds of Not selecting a heart or a seven?
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Question 607794: If five cards are selected from a standard deck of 52 playing cards. What are the odds of Not selecting a heart or a seven?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If five cards are selected from a standard deck of 52 playing cards. What are the odds of Not selecting a heart or a seven?
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P(not selecting a heart or 7) = 37C5/(52C5)
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P(select a heart or 7) = 15C5/52C5
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Odds of NOT selecting a heart 37C5/15C5 = 1887:13
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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