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Question 606635: Four cards are drawn at random from a deck of playing cards. What is the probability that
a. all are spades? (with replacement)
b. they are of different kinds? (without replacement)
c. there is only one heart? (without replacement)

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Four cards are drawn at random from a deck of playing cards. What is the probability that
a. all are spades? (with replacement)
Ans: (1/4)^4
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b. they are of different suits? (without replacement)
Ans: (13/52)(13/39)(13/26)(13/13)
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c. there is only one heart? (without replacement)
Ans: [13C1*39C3]/52C4
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Cheers,
Stan H.