document.write( "Question 1031198: A five-card hand is chosen from a standard deck.
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document.write( " (a) How many different hands have exactly two hearts?
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document.write( " (b) What is the probability of getting one of the hands in (a) if a five-card hand is dealt at random? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #645979 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! It is the number of ways to choose 2 hearts from 13 cards and 3 other cards from 39. \n" ); document.write( "That is 13C2*39C3=78*(39*38*37)/6=712842 \n" ); document.write( "The number of hands is 52C5=2598960 \n" ); document.write( "The probability is 712842/2598960 = 0.274 \n" ); document.write( " |