In a hand of 13 cards chosen at random from an ordinary deck of 52 cards, let X be the number of spades. Find E(X) and V ar(X). (Note: In the 52 cards, 13 of them are spades.)

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In a hand of 13 cards chosen at random from an ordinary deck of 52 cards, let X be
the number of spades. Find E(X) and V ar(X). (Note: In the 52 cards, 13 of them are
spades.)

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