SOLUTION: How many different 5 card hands can be dealt from a 52-card deck?

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Question 474075: How many different 5 card hands can be dealt from a 52-card deck?
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, ewatrrr:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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It's 52*51*50*49*48 = a big number
But the order in which they're drawn doesn't matter, so divide by
5*4*3*2*1
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--> 2598960
This is 52%21%2F%28%2852+-+5%29%21%2A5%21%29

Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,

How many different 5 card hands can be dealt from a 52-card deck?

  52C5 = 52!/(5!(52-5))! = 52!/5!47! = 2,598,960 different hands