SOLUTION: if 5 cards are taken from a deck of 52 cards what is the probability that 3 will be clubs.

Question 411541: if 5 cards are taken from a deck of 52 cards what is the probability that 3 will be clubs.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!



Hi

if 5 cards are taken from a deck of 52 cards

P(3 of them will be clubs)= 13C3*39C2/52C5  |nCx = 

 P(3 of them will be clubs)= 286*741/2598960 = .0815

  

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