SOLUTION: How many different 5 card hands can you draw from a deck of 52 cards if 4 of the cards are the same suite and the fifth cards is a different suit?

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Question 581587: How many different 5 card hands can you draw from a deck of 52 cards if 4 of the cards are the same suite and the fifth cards is a different suit?

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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How many different 5 card hands can you draw from a deck of 52 cards if 4 of the cards are the same suite and the fifth cards is a different suit?
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Pick a suit: 4 ways
Pick 4 cards from that suit: 13C4 ways
Pick 1 card outside that suit: 39 ways
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Total ways = 4*13C4*39 = 111,540
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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