A friend posed these three problems, which apparently relate to some Chinese card game, but they are beyond what I remember of combinatorics
If you deal 13 cards from a regular deck, what are the odds of getting a) 6 pairs b) 5 cards of one suit, 5 of another, 3 of a third, and none of a fouith? c) Two series of 5 cards in straight order, and one series of 3 cards in straight order? Thanks in advance..... Peter . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
