document.write( "Question 1132012: A bridge hand is made up of 13 cards from a deck of 52. Find the probability that a hand chosen at random contains only hearts. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #748810 by math_helper(2461)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! P(first card is a heart) = 13/52 \n" ); document.write( "P(2nd card is also a heart) = 12/51 \n" ); document.write( ". . . \n" ); document.write( "P(12th card is also a heart) = 2/41 \n" ); document.write( "P(13th card is also a heart) = 1/40 \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "P(all 13 cards are hearts) = (13/52)(12/51). . .(2/41)(1/40) \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "( = 13! / P(52,13) ) \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "= \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |