SOLUTION: How many 5 card poker hands can be dealt from a standard 52 card deck?

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Question 1150203: How many 5 card poker hands can be dealt from a standard 52 card deck?
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You are choosing 5 for the poker hand. Since the order does not matter, use the combination formula:


nCr = n!/((n-r)!r!)

in this case, n=52 and r=5