SOLUTION: The probability of getting a straight in five card draw is 0.003925. The odds in favor of getting a flush are 1:508. 1. What are the odds of getting a straight? 2. What is t

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Question 978931: The probability of getting a straight in five card draw is 0.003925. The odds in favor of getting a flush are 1:508.
1. What are the odds of getting a straight?
2. What is the probability of getting a flush?

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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1. Probability is 3925%2F100000=157%2F4000.
So out of 4000 outcomes, 157 are flushes and 4000-157=3843 are not.
So the odd of a flush are 157:3843.
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2. Probability is P=1%2F%281%2B508%29=1%2F509