document.write( "Question 1147364: How many ways are there to choose five
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document.write( "cards from 52 so that you have four cards with the same rank. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #768699 by Edwin McCravy(20066) You can put this solution on YOUR website! \r\n" );
document.write( "We first choose the rank of the four cards in any of these 13 ways, \r\n" );
document.write( "{Ace,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,Jack,Queen,King}.\r\n" );
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document.write( "[Note: I changed your word \"number\" to \"rank\" because \"Jack\", Queen\",\r\n" );
document.write( "and \"King\" are NOT numbers. \"Ace\" may be taken as \"1\" but those can't. lol]\r\n" );
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document.write( "For each of these 13 ways to choose the rank of the four cards,\r\n" );
document.write( "there are 48 other cards we can choose for that odd fifth card.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So the answer is 13×48 or 624 ways. \r\n" );
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