SOLUTION: A poker hand consisting of 4 cards is dealt from a standard deck of 52 cards. Find the probability that the hand contains exactly 3 face cards.

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Question 1144366: A poker hand consisting of 4 cards is dealt from a standard deck of 52 cards. Find the probability that the hand contains exactly 3 face cards.
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A poker hand consisting of 4 cards is dealt from a standard deck of 52 cards. Find the probability that the hand contains exactly 3 face cards.
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There are 12 face cards.
The 1st choice is 12/52
Then 11/51
Then 10/50
Then 40/49 ----- not a face card
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---> the product of the 4 numbers.