document.write( "Question 1190486: Find the probability of getting 7 face cards (king, queen, or jack) when 7 cards are drawn from a deck without replacement. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Before dealing, there are 12 face cards, and 52 cards in the deck.\r
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document.write( "(12/52) = probability of first card being a face card (leaves 11 face cards and 51 total cards)...\r
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document.write( "(11/51) = probability of 2nd card being a face card\r
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document.write( "(10/50) = prob. of 3rd face card...\r
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document.write( "In all, \r
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document.write( " P(7 face cards dealt) = (12/52)*(11/51)*(10/50)*(9/49)*(8/48)*(7/47)*(6/46)  
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document.write( "    = 3991680 / 674274182400
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document.write( "    = 0.00000592   (approx)\r
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document.write( "Not a very likely outcome!\r
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