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Question 824385: when three cards are selected from a deck of cards, what is the probability that all the selected cards are diamonds?
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Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
13 diamonds, choose 3      C(13,3)       286       11
—————————————————————  =  ————————  =  ——————— = ————— ≈ 0.0129411764705882
  52 cards, choose 3       C(52,3)      22100     850

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Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
when three cards are selected from a deck of cards, what is the probability that all the selected cards are diamonds?
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The 1st is 13/52 = 1/4
2nd is 12/51 = 4/17
3rd is 11/50
1*4*11/(4*17*50) = 11/850
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