Question

(5pts) Recall that a standard deck of cards has 52 cards. The cards can be classified according to suits or denominations. There are 4 suits, hearts, diamonds, spades and clubs and there are 13 cards, each of a different denomination, in each suit. The 13 denominations are, Aces, Kings, Queens, ...,Twos, with 4 cards in each denomination (one of each suit). A poker hand consists of a sample of 5 cards drawn from the deck (without replacement). How many poker hands consist of 2 Aces, 2 Kings and a card of a different denomination?

Answer 1

1584

Explanation:

Distribution of cards in a deck:

Total number of cards = 52

Total number of cards drawn = 5

Sampling without replacement :

Number of Aces = 4

Number of kings = 4

Card different from Aces and kings = total cards - (4 + 4) ;

52 - 8 = 44 cards

(Drawing 2 aces from 4) * (2 kings from 4) * 1 other card of different denomination)

Using combination :

4C2 * 4C2 * 44C1

Using calculator :

6 * 6 * 44

= 1584