document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1196819>Question 1196819</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In the card game Crazy Eights, how many different eight-card hands can be dealt from a standard 52- card deck? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "n = 52 cards<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r = 8 selections<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The order doesn't matter\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the nCr combination formula\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n C r = (n!)/(r!(n-r)!)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "52 C 8 = (52!)/(8!*(52-8)!)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "52 C 8 = (52!)/(8!*44!)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "52 C 8 = (52*51*50*49*48*47*46*45*44!)/(8!*44!)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "52 C 8 = (52*51*50*49*48*47*46*45)/(8!)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "52 C 8 = (52*51*50*49*48*47*46*45)/(8*7*6*5*4*3*2*1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "52 C 8 = (30,342,338,208,000)/(40,320)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "52 C 8 = <font color=red>752,538,150</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer is <font color=red>752,538,150</font><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(approximately 752.5 million)<BR>\n" );
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