Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321757270
ISBN 13: 978-0-32175-727-2

Chapter 5 - Section 5.5 - Assess Your Understanding - Applying the Concepts - Page 307: 67a

Answer

$2,598,960$ ways.

Work Step by Step

The order in which the cards are select does not matter and no card can be selected more than once. It is a combination of 52 distinct cards taken 5 at a time: $_{52}C_5=\frac{52!}{5!(52-5)!}=\frac{52!}{5!\times47!}$ But, $52!=52\times51\times50\times49\times48\times(47\times46\times45\times...\times3\times2\times1)=52\times51\times50\times49\times48\times47!$ $_{52}C_5=\frac{52\times51\times50\times49\times48\times47!}{5!\times47!}=\frac{52\times51\times50\times49\times48}{5\times4\times3\times2\times1}=2,598,960$
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