after shuffling a standard deck of 52 cards you deal three cards that you place on a table in a left-to-right sequence. WHat is the probability that the sequence is a jack, queen, king of the same suit? Use calculating rules.
hint: order is important
2006-08-17 15:04:46 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
1/13x1/51x1/50
~0.0003
2006-08-17 15:09:08 · answer #1 · answered by BigPappa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
4/52 * 1/51 * 1/50
any of the 4 jacks is valid on the first draw, but then require the specific Q and K from the chosen suit.
2006-08-17 22:15:56 · answer #2 · answered by NordicGuru 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1/52*1/3=1/156
1/156 chances of getting J Q and K
1/6 chances to get them in order
1/6*1/156=1/936
the answer is 1/936 is the probabilitty
2006-08-17 23:51:34 · answer #3 · answered by Navdeep B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋