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Question 675464: A 3-card hand is drawn from a standard deck of 52 playing cards. Find the probability that the hand contains exactly 3 spades? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A 3-card hand is drawn from a standard deck of 52 playing cards. Find the probability that the hand contains exactly 3 spades?
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# of ways to succeed: 13C3 = 286
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# of possible outcomes: 52C3 = 22100
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P(3 spades) = 286/22100 = 0.0129
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Stan H.
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