SOLUTION: From an ordinary deck of 52 cards, five are drawn randomly. What is the probability of drawing exactly three face cards?

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Question 436101: From an ordinary deck of 52 cards, five are drawn randomly. What is the probability of drawing exactly three face cards?
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are 12 face cards and 40 non face cards.
(12C3 * 40C2)/52C5
=(220*780)/2598960
=.0660
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Ed