document.write( "Question 1089572: Find the probability of getting 2 eights and 3 queens when drawing 5 cards from a standard deck of 52 cards.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #703927 by natolino_2017(77)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Picking 5 cards from a deck of 52 cards, without replamente, is like making a committee of 5 members out of 52 total members.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Total Number of Committes = \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "As you have 4 eigths and 4 queen, your committe must have 2 of the first category and 3 of the second category (and 0 of the rest which is 52-4-4 =44 cards).\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Using the Multiplication principle:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "working Committees = \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "P() = Working Committees/ Total Committees = 24/2,598,960 = 1/108,290\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "@natolino_\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |