SOLUTION: Three cards are drawn and not replaced from a standard deck. What is the probability that all three cards will be from different suits?
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Question 1118274: Three cards are drawn and not replaced from a standard deck. What is the probability that all three cards will be from different suits? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The 1st card is guaranteed to be one of
the 4 suits and you don't care which suit
it is, so the probability is
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There are now cards left. There are cards of other suits, so the P
of getting a different suit is:
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Now there are cards left, and 2 of the
suits have been eliminated. There are cards to choose from, so
the P of getting a different suit is:
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P( 3 different suits ) =
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