SOLUTION: If you are dealt 3 cards from a 52 card deck, find the probability that all 3 cards are queens

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Question 951825: If you are dealt 3 cards from a 52 card deck, find the probability that all 3 cards are queens
Answer by andora(7) About Me  (Show Source):
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THE ANSWER IS VERY SIMPLE
the number of queens is 4 so the probability is 4/52 that you'll get a queen and 48/52 that you won't
and then
52C3.(4/52)^3.(48/52)^49=0.199
and of course 52C3 is the ways the you can choose 3 cards out of 52 cards