document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=378570>Question 378570</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Calculate the probability of being dealt the following poker hand. (Recall that a poker player is dealt 5 cards at random from a standard deck of 52.) Express your answer as a decimal rounded to four decimal places.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #268886 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=268886\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I don't know what kind of poker hand the problem is referring to, but it is possible to find probabilities of obtaining certain hands on the first deal.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For example, we can compute the probability of obtaining a royal flush (A, K, Q, J, 10 of same suit) on the first hand.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are only four different royal flushes possible in poker, and 52C5 ways of choosing five random cards out of 52. Thus the probability is 4/(52C5), or about 1 in 650,000. </SPAN>\n" );
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