Question 8.76

image 45. In poker, a royal flush is a five-card hand containing (in any order) an ace, king, queen, jack, and 10, all of the same suit.

  1. How many royal flush hands are possible?
  2. What is the number of five-card hands possible from a 52-card deck?
  3. What is the probability that five cards drawn at random from a 52-card deck will yield a royal flush?

45.

(a) There are four possible royal flush hands.

(b) There are possible five-card hands.

(c) The probability would be