Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, Seventh Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073383090
ISBN 13: 978-0-07338-309-5

Chapter 7 - Section 7.1 - An Introduction to Discrete Probability - Exercises - Page 451: 20

Answer

Probability = $\frac{4}{2598960}$ = $\frac{1}{649740}$

Work Step by Step

Ways to select 5 cards from a deck of 52 cards = C(52,5) = 2598960 Ways to select a royal flush from 52 cards = $C$(4,1)$\times$1 = 4 Probability = $\frac{4}{2598960}$ = $\frac{1}{649740}$
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