SOLUTION: A poker hand consisting of 6 cards is dealt from a standard deck of 52 cards. Find the probability that the hand contains exactly 4 face cards.

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Question 670800: A poker hand consisting of 6 cards is dealt from a standard deck of 52 cards. Find the probability that the hand contains exactly 4 face cards.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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A poker hand consisting of 6 cards is dealt from a standard deck of 52 cards. Find the probability that the hand contains exactly 4 face cards.
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There are 12 face cards
There are 40 non-face cards
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P(4 face and 2 non-face) = [12C4*40C2]/52C6 = 0.0190
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Stan H.
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