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Probability in Selecting Cards

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Suppose we randomly select 5 cards from an ordinary deck of playing cards. We might ask: What is the probability of selecting AT MOST 2 Aces? At least two Aces?

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This solution calculates the probability of randomly selecting 5 cards from an ordinary deck of playing cards and selecting at most 2 aces or at least two aces. All workings and steps are shown.

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Let C(n, m) = n! / (m! * (n-m)!) be the number of ways to select m items from n items.

There are C(52, 5) ways to select 5 cards from an ordinary deck of playing cards (52 cards). ...

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