SOLUTION: Suppose that five playing cards are to be randomly selected from a full deck of 52. A. Find the probability that exactly two of the five cards are diamonds. B. Find the proba

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Question 819310: Suppose that five playing cards are to be randomly selected from a full deck of 52.
A. Find the probability that exactly two of the five cards are diamonds.
B. Find the probability that you end up with one card of each of five different denominations.
C. Find the probability that every suit is represented among the five selected cards.

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Suppose that five playing cards are to be randomly selected from a full deck of 52.
A. Find the probability that exactly two of the five cards are diamonds.
Ams:: 13C2*39C3/52C5
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B. Find the probability that you end up with one card of each of five different denominations.
# of ways to succeed: 13^5
# of possible outcomes: 52C5
Ans: 13^5/52C5
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C. Find the probability that every suit is represented among the five selected cards.
# of ways to succeed: 13*12*11*10*9
# of possible outcomes: 52C5
Ans: 13P5/52C5
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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