SOLUTION: How many 5-card hands having exactly 3 aces and 2 other cards can be dealt?

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Question 142571: How many 5-card hands having exactly 3 aces and 2 other cards can be dealt?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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How many 5-card hands having exactly 3 aces and 2 other cards can be dealt?
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# of ways to pick 3 aces: 4C3 = 4
# of ways to pick 2 other cards: 48C2 = 48*47/1*2 = 1128
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Total # of 5-card hands with 3 aces and 2 other cards: 4*1128 = 4512
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Stan H.