Bridge is played with a standard deck of 52 cards, each player receives 13 cards. How many possible hands can a player get in a game of bridge? In the HCP (high card points) system, four points are assigned to an ace, three points to a king, two to a queen and one to a jack. How many possible hands result in a total of (a) exactly three points? (b) at least three points

Bridge is played with a standard deck of 52 cards, each player receives 13 cards. How many possible hands can a player get in a game of bridge? In the HCP (high card points) system, four points are assigned to an ace, three points to a king, two to a queen and one to a jack. How many possible hands result in a total of (a) exactly three points? (b) at least three points

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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