SOLUTION: How many 5-card hands with all face cards? I need to use co terminals to solve the problem.

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Question 875671: How many 5-card hands with all face cards? I need to use co terminals to solve the problem.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are 3 face cards per suit (J,Q,K) with 4 suits (clubs, spades, diamonds, hearts) ----> 3*4 = 12 face cards total

There are 12 C 5 = 792 different 5-card hands with all face cards.

I'm using the combination formula n C r = (n!)/(r!(n-r)!)