document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=28645>Question 28645</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> hi <BR>\n" );
document.write( "i need help with this problem. i need help on this question: five cards are drawn from an ordinary deck of 52 playing cards. what is the probability that the hand drawn is a full house? (a full house means three of one kind, three of another like three queens and two nines, etc.) please help! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #15613 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=15613\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> to get a full house:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1st pick a card (A)----13 ways<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd pick 3 of the 4 A cards---4C3=4 ways<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3rd pick a second card (B)----12 ways<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4th pick 2 of the 4 B cards---4C2=6 ways<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply to get 13*4*12*6=3744 possible full-house hands<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide by the number of possible 5 card hands---52C5=2598960<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answer: 3744/2598960=0.00144...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.  </SPAN>\n" );
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