Question 658462
You are dealt three cards without replacement from a shuffled deck of 52
playing cards.
(a)Find the probability of getting three red cards.
Ans: 26C3/52C3
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(b)Find the probability of getting three cards with the same
color.
Ans: 2[26C3/52C3]
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(c)Find the probability of getting three cards such that they are
not all the same color.
Ans: 1 - P(they are all the same color) = 1 - answer to (b)
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(d)Find the probability of getting at least one face card.
Ans: 1 - P(getting no face card) = 1 - [40C3/52C3]
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Cheers,
Stan H.