Consider a standard 52-card deck. Find the total number of ways of drawing (i) four-of-a-kind (4 cards have the same denomination in a 5-card hand) (ii) a flush (all 5 cards have the same suit) (iii) a two-pair (2 cards with one denomination, another 2 cards with a different denomination, and a 5th card with a third denomination)

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Consider a standard 52-card deck. Find the total number of ways of drawing

(i) four-of-a-kind (4 cards have the same denomination in a 5-card hand)

(ii) a flush (all 5 cards have the same suit)

(iii) a two-pair (2 cards with one denomination, another 2 cards with a different denomination, and a 5th card with a third denomination)

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