
Mary Ann S. answered 07/12/22
Ph.D. Educational Measurement, Doctoral Minor in Statistics.
Given: 10 card hand, no discarding.
Assumption: 1 deck
Reminders for the non-gamblers among us: 13 cards each in each of 4 suits, (2, 3, . . . J, K, Q, A)
1.) Consider the denominator. How different combinations can you get from a 10 card hand out of a 52 card deck. 52C10
2,) Consider the numerator. What outcomes are asked for and how are they related to each other.
- N ways that 7 of 10 cards will be clubs. 13C7
- N Ways that each remaining card will be from a different suit among the 3 suits remaining.
- N ways to draw one diamond: 13C1
- N ways to draw one heart: 13C1
- N ways to draw one spade: 13C1
- How to these outcomes related to each other.
- AND, so we'll want multiplication
- So the numerator is: 13C7 * 3 * 13C1
- The requested probability is then:
(13C7 * 3 * 13C1)/52C10