A probability problem by Trung Le

What is the probability of a red flush in drawing 5 cards from a standard 52-card deck?

37 33320 \frac{37}{33320} 33 33320 \frac{33}{33320} 39 33320 \frac{39}{33320} 31 33320 \frac{31}{33320}

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To draw a red flush we must draw either: (i) any 5 5 cards from the suit of hearts, or (ii) any 5 5 cards from the suit of diamonds. As each suit is composed of 13 13 cards, we have ( 13 5 ) \dbinom{13}{5} combinations of cards from each of options (i) and (ii) that will yield a red flush.

As there are ( 52 5 ) \dbinom{52}{5} possible 5-card draws without restrictions, the desired probability is

2 ( 13 5 ) ( 52 5 ) = 2 13 ! 8 ! 5 ! 52 ! 47 ! 5 ! = 2 13 12 11 10 9 52 51 50 49 48 = \dfrac{2*\dbinom{13}{5}}{\dbinom{52}{5}} = \dfrac{\dfrac{2*13!}{8!*5!}}{\dfrac{52!}{47!*5!}} = \dfrac{2*13*12*11*10*9}{52*51*50*49*48} =

26 52 12 48 10 50 9 51 11 49 = 3 11 2 4 5 17 49 = 33 33320 . \dfrac{26}{52}*\dfrac{12}{48}*\dfrac{10}{50}*\dfrac{9}{51}*\dfrac{11}{49} = \dfrac{3*11}{2*4*5*17*49} = \boxed{\dfrac{33}{33320}}.

Your solution is correct!

Trung Le - 5 years, 7 months ago

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