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The Probability of Finding a Playing Card in a Deck

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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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