Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, Seventh Edition

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Chapter 7 - Section 7.1 - An Introduction to Discrete Probability - Exercises - Page 451: 13

Answer

.34

Work Step by Step

We'll first compute the probability that the hand contains no ace. There are $\binom{52}{5} = \frac{52!}{47!5!}$ equally likely poker hands. For the number of hands that contain exactly no aces, there are $\binom{48}{5} = \frac{48!}{43!5!}$ choices. So the probability is $$\frac{48!}{43!5!} \frac{47!5!}{52!} \approx .66$$ Hence the probability of at least one ace is 1 - .66 = .34.
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