Math Problem Statement

This exercise refers to a standard deck of playing cards. Assume that 5 cards are randomly chosen from the deck.

How many hands contain 4 jacks?

Solution

A standard deck of playing cards consists of 52 cards, including 4 Jacks. To calculate how many 5-card hands contain 4 Jacks, we need to determine how many ways to choose 4 Jacks from the 4 available and 1 non-Jack card from the remaining 48 cards in the deck.

Step-by-step breakdown:

  1. Choosing 4 Jacks:
    There is only 1 way to choose all 4 Jacks from the 4 Jacks in the deck (since they all must be selected). This can be expressed mathematically as: (44)=1\binom{4}{4} = 1

  2. Choosing 1 other card:
    Since we've already chosen the 4 Jacks, there are 48 other cards left in the deck (52 total cards minus 4 Jacks). We need to choose 1 card from these remaining 48 cards. The number of ways to do this is: (481)=48\binom{48}{1} = 48

Final Calculation:

Thus, the total number of hands that contain exactly 4 Jacks is: 1×48=481 \times 48 = 48

So, there are 48 hands that contain exactly 4 Jacks.

Would you like further details on this or related questions?

Here are some related questions to explore:

  1. How many ways can you get 3 Jacks in a 5-card hand?
  2. What is the probability of getting exactly 4 Jacks in a 5-card hand?
  3. How many 5-card hands can be formed from a deck of 52 cards?
  4. How many hands contain no Jacks at all?
  5. How many hands contain exactly 1 Jack?

Tip: Always break problems like these down into separate steps to simplify counting and ensure accuracy.

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Math Problem Analysis

Mathematical Concepts

Combinatorics
Probability

Formulas

Binomial coefficient: \(\binom{n}{r}\) for combinations

Theorems

Combination Rule

Suitable Grade Level

Grades 9-12