SOLUTION: How many ways can 3 cards containing no face card (J,Q,K) be drawn from an ordinary 52-card deck?

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Question 330243: How many ways can 3 cards containing no face card (J,Q,K) be drawn from an ordinary 52-card deck?
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Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source):
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There are 4 of each face card, so 12 of the 52 cards are face cards, that means that 40 of the 52 are NOT face cards, hence:

40 pick 3. is the number of combinations of things taken at a time and is calculated by

And you want

You get to do your own arithmetic.

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it

Answer by galactus(183) (Show Source):
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Since the deck has no face card, there are only 40 cards in the deck.
That's because there are 4 Kings, 4 Queens, and 4 Jacks.
So, how many ways can we choose 3 from 40?.