SOLUTION: How do I solve this problem? Directions: Find the number of possiable 5-card hands that contain the cards specified. The cards are taken from a standard 52- card deck. Proble

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Question 447346: How do I solve this problem? Directions: Find the number of possiable 5-card hands that contain the cards specified. The cards are taken from a standard
52- card deck.
Problem: 1 ace and 4 cards that are not aces.
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How do I solve this problem? Directions: Find the number of possible 5-card hands that contain the cards specified. The cards are taken from a standard
52- card deck.
Problem: 1 ace and 4 cards that are not aces.
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# of ways to pick 1 ace: 4
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# of ways to pick 4 non-ace cards:
48C4 = (48*47*46*45)/(1*2*3*4) = 194580
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Total # of 5 card hands with 1 ace and 4 non-ace cards
= 4*194580 = 778,320 hands
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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