document.write( "Question 1185836: This exercise refers to a standard deck of playing cards. Assume that 5 cards are randomly chosen from the deck.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #816702 by ikleyn(52782)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! .\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "There are exactly 4 (four) queens in a standard deck.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So we consider quintuples of cards (the sets consisting of 5 cards) that have 4 queens.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "All such quintuples are obtained by adding one / (any) of 48 non-queens cards to the group of 4 queens cards.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So, the number of such quintuples is exactly 48, the number of non-queens in the standard deck of cards. ANSWER\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "---------------\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solved and thoroughly explained.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |