Question

Suppose that Aces can be either high or low; that is, that {A, 2, 3, 4, 5} is a straight, and so is {10, Jack, Queen, King, Ace}. Moreover, a hand that is an Ace-high beats a King-high, etc. The number of ways of getting a five card hand that is a straight flush from a standard deck of cards is (Q) ________?? The probability of being dealt a five card hand that is a straight flush from a well shuffled standard deck of cards is (Q) _______??

Answer 1

If OR is exclusive in the question, meaning that Ace can either be high or low but not both would give you 36 possible combinations. However the question isn't exactly stated in a way that makes it easy to interpret this. Your logic is right though, and it could be an error on your sources part. The possible combos are

A 2 3 4 5

2 3 4 5 6

3 4 5 6 7

4 5 6 7 8

5 6 7 8 9

6 7 8 9 10

7 8 9 10 J

8 9 10 J Q

9 10 J Q K

10 J Q K A