SOLUTION: 5 cards are simultaneously from a standard deck of 52 cards. What is the probability that exactly 3 of the cards are aces? What is the probability that at least 3 of the cards a

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Question 1175350: 5 cards are simultaneously from a standard deck of 52 cards.
What is the probability that exactly 3 of the cards are aces?
What is the probability that at least 3 of the cards are aces?

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Hi
5 cards are simultaneously from a standard deck of 52 cards. (4 Aces)
52C5 is all the  ways of chosing 5 cards.
P(3 Aces) = %284C3%29%2848C2%29%2F%2852C5%29

P(at least 3) = %28%284C3%29%2848C2%29+%2B%284C4%29%2848C1%29%29%2F%2852C5%29
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