In a 52-deck card, draw 6. Probability of getting 3 different suits, an 8 and a face card

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A standard deck of cards has 52 cards. If order does not matter, what are the chances of getting 3 cards of different suits, an 8 and a face card?

I thought like this:

  • P(first card being a different suit) = $1/1 $
  • P(second card being a different suit) = $39/51 $
  • P(third card being a different suit) = $26/50$
  • P(fourth card being an 8) = $4/49 $
  • P(fifth card being a face card) = $12/48$

My answer : $\frac{1}{1} \cdot \frac{39}{51} \cdot \frac{26}{50} \cdot \frac{4}{49} \cdot \frac{12}{48} = 0.81\%$

Best Answer

Total no of cases are ${52 \choose 6}$ , i am gonna write ${n \choose r }$ as nCr. (I am assuming that we have to take in consideration that which suit are of the 8 and face cards are of).


Now as we need 6 cards of three 3 different suites, the possible sums can be:- $a)1+1+4\ \ b)1+2+3\ \ c)1+1+1+3\ \ d)1+1+2+2\ \ e)2+2+2$


a)1+1+4 : rather than counting an 8 appears and an face cars appers it's easier to count total - either one of them does not appears

= Total - 8 does not appear - face card does not appear + both 8 and face card does not appear.

(13C1.13C1.13C4 - 12C1.12C1.12C4 - 10C1.10C1.10C4 + 9C1.9C19C4)$\times$(number of ways of selection of suits)

Selection of suits -> 4C2(for selecting 2 suits from 1 cards come in) .2C(1) (from where 4 cards come)=12

So it comes out 465132


Same way b)->2135520 ,c)->757672 ,d)->1820448, e)->570348


Final answer $\frac{465132+2135520+757672+1820448 +570348}{{52 \choose 6}}$

=$\frac{5749120}{20358520}$=0.28239380858