Statistics (12th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321755936
ISBN 13: 978-0-32175-593-3

Chapter 3 - Probability - Exercises 3.112 - 3.137 - Applying the Concepts - Advanced - Page 164: 3.137c

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In straight there are 5 cards with values in sequence. since there are 4 suits, so 4^{5} = 1,024 And there are 10 possible straights. So we have 1,024 x 10 = 10,240 P(B) = 10,240 / 2598960 = 0.00394

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