Register
How many cards must be drawn​ (without replacement) from a standard deck of 52 to guarantee that ten of the cards will be of the same suit?
23.4k views
0 votes
How many cards must be drawn​ (without replacement) from a standard deck of 52 to guarantee that ten of the cards will be of the same suit?

User Varun Rathore
by
7.6k points

1 Answer

0 votes
37 cards. 9 cards of every suit + 1 more card to guarantee the 10 cards by pigeonhole principle.
User MrPandav
by
7.4k points
Ask a Question
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.2m questions

11.9m answers

Other Questions

How do you can you solve this problem 37 + y = 87; y =
What is .725 as a fraction
How do you estimate of 4 5/8 X 1/3
A bathtub is being filled with water. After 3 minutes 4/5 of the tub is full. Assuming the rate is constant, how much longer will it take to fill the tub?
i have a field 60m long and 110 wide going to be paved i ordered 660000000cm cubed of cement  how thick must the cement be to cover field
Link Copied!