SOLUTION: 1- How many different ways could you select 5 stocks from a total of 10 candidates? 2-Using the rule of multiplication, prove that the probability of drawing a King of Spades is

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Question 436749: 1- How many different ways could you select 5 stocks from a total of 10 candidates?
2-Using the rule of multiplication, prove that the probability of drawing a King of Spades is 0.0192.

Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
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1)Picking 5 stocks out of 10 candidates is 10C5:
10x9x8x7x6x5!/5x4x3x2x5!=3x2x7x6=252
2)Picking one particular card out of a deck of 52:1/52=.01923.