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How many 4 card hands that contain exactly 3 aces and 1 queen can be chosen from a 52 card deck?

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16.

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There are 16 possible hands.

Choosing 3 aces from 4 possible is expressed by:

_4C_3=(4!)/(3!1!) = 4

Choosing 1 queen from 4 possible is expressed by:

_4C_1=(4!)/(1!3!)=4

This gives us 4*4 = 16 possible hands.
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