SOLUTION: given a regular 52 card deck, what is the probability of getting a 5 card hand with a least 2 aces?

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Question 838806: given a regular 52 card deck, what is the probability of getting a 5 card hand with a least 2 aces?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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given a regular 52 card deck, what is the probability of getting a 5 card hand with a least 2 aces?
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# of ways to succeed::
4C2*48C3 + 4C3*48C2 + 4C4*48C1
= 103776+4512+48
= 108336
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# of random 5 card hands = 52C5 = 2598960
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Ans: 0.0417
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Cheers,
Stan H.