SOLUTION: Find the probability of getting 8 face cards (king, queen, or jack) when 8 cards are drawn from a deck without replacement.

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Question 1171513: Find the probability of getting 8 face cards (king, queen, or jack) when 8 cards are drawn from a deck without replacement.
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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there are 12 face cards altogether.
so it is choosing 8 from 12 or 12C8
divided by the number of ways to choose 8 from 52 or 52C8
that is 495/752538150=6.58 x 10^(-7)
12/52
11/51*
10/50*
9/49*
8/48*
7/47*
6/46*
5/45
same answer.