Question 194348
Three cards are drawn in succession and without replacement from a standard deck of 52. how many sets of three cards are possible?
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Since the order in which they were drawn makes no difference
in the problem, we use "combinations"

{{{52C3}}} which is usually read "52 choose 3".  Use the formula

{{{nCr=(nPr)/r! = 52P3/3!=(52*51*50)/(3*2*1) = (52*""^17*cross(51)*""^25*cross(50))/(cross(3)*cross(2)*1) = 52*17*25 = 22100}}}

Edwin</pre>