![]() |
|
|
#1 |
|
Junior Member
|
problem with a Combination rule word problem
I am having a little trouble finding the answer to this word problem
If you drew three cards form a standard deck without replacement, what would be the probability of drawing to kings and a queen? (KKQ or KQK or QKK) I am using the Combination rule because the order of the cards does not matter. nCr=n!/(n-r)!r! = 52! / (52-3)!3! = 52! / 49!3! = 22,100 So there are 22100 ways that that you could get the combination of three cards. But that does't answer the question of the probaility of getting two King and a Queen out of those. One thought was to take the cubed root of the 22100. But I really have no idea, is there a easier way? |
|
|
|
|
|
#2 |
|
Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Michigan, USA
Posts: 10
Thanks: 1
Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts
![]() |
problem with a Combination rule word problem
I believe if you're using a combination, then the 22,100 ways to choose three cards from a deck of 52 will be in the denominator of your problem.
For the numerator, to get 2 Kings, there are 4 Choose 2, or 6 ways of getting 2 Kings. Then there are 4 Choose 1, or 4 ways of getting 1 Queen. So, I think the probability of getting 2 Kings and 1 Queen is: [6 X 4]/22100 = 24/22100 = 0.00109 |
|
|
|
![]() |
| Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
| Display Modes | |
|
|
| Sponsored Links |
| Statistics Homework Help - Full Time Trader - Work At Home - Priceline Winning Bids |