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    Three cards are drawn from a deck of 52 playing cards and not replaced. Find the probability of the following:

    a) Getting three jacks
    b) Getting an ace, a king, and a queen in order.
    c) Getting a club, a spade, and a heart in order
    d) Getting three clubs

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    Three cards are drawn from a deck of 52 playing cards and not replaced. Find the probability of the following:
    a) Getting three jacks

    We can consider cards in order. So, if Three cards are drawn from a deck of 52 playing cards and not replaced, then there are 52*51*50 possible ways. If three jacks are obtained, we know there are 4*3*2=24 possible ways. Hence, the ...

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