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The probability of a flush A poker player holds a flush when all 5cards in the hand belong to the same suit. We will find the probability of a flush when 5 cards are dealt. Remember that a deck contains 52 cards, 13 of each suit, and that when the deck is well shuffled, each card dealt is equally likely to be any of those that remain in the deck.

(a) We will concentrate on spades. What is the probability that the first card dealt is a spade? What is the conditional probability that the second card is

a spade given that the first is a spade?

(b) Continue to count the remaining cards to find the conditional probabilities of a spade on the third, the fourth, and the fifth card given in each case that

all previous cards are spades.

(c) The probability of being dealt 5 spades is the product of the five probabilities you have found. Why? What is this probability?

(d) The probability of being dealt 5 hearts or 5diamonds or 5 clubs is the same as the probability of being dealt 5 spades. What is the probability of being dealt a flush?

Short Answer

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Part (a) The probabilities are 0.25and 0.2353respectively.

Part (b) The probabilities are 0.22,0.20411 and 0.1875 respectively.

Part (c) The value is 0.000495

Part (d) The probability is 0.00198

Step by step solution

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Part (a) Step 1. Given Information

There are 13 spade cards in a deck. The total number of cards in the deck is 52

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Part (a) Step 2. Concept

ProbabilityP=NumberoffavourableTotalnumberofexhaustive

03

Part (a) Step 3. Calculation

The likelihood of the first card being a spade is calculated as follows:

P(Spade)=NumberofspadecardsTotalnumberofcards=1352=0.25

If the first card is also a spade, the conditional probability of the second card being a spade is:

P(Secondspade|Firstspade)=P(SecondspadeAndFirstspade)P(Firstspade)P(Secondspade|Firstspade)=135213511352=0.2353

As a result, the needed probabilities are 0.25and 0.2353, respectively.

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Part (b) Step 1. Calculation

The probabilities are:

P(Secondspade|Firstspade)=P(SecondspadeAndFirstspade)P(Firstspade)P(Secondspade|Firstspade)=135213511352=0.2353

P(Thirdspade|Secondspade)=P(ThirdspadeAndSecondspade)P(Secondspade)P(Thirdspade|Secondspade)=13521251115013521251=0.22

P(Forthspade|Thirdspade)=P(ForthspadeAndThirdspade)P(ThirdspadeP(Forthspade|Thirdspade)=1352125111501049135212511150=0.2041

P(Fifthspade|Forthspade)=P(ForthspadeAndFifthspade)P(Forthspade)P(Fifthspade|Forthspade)=13521251115010491352125111501049=0.1875

0.22,0.20411, and 0.1875 are the probability, respectively.

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Part (c) Step 1. Calculation

The following formula can be used to compute the value:

P(Spade)=14125111501049948P(Spade)=0.000495

0.000495 is the value.

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Part (d) Step 1. Calculation

The likelihood of having a flush can be estimated as follows: P(Flush)=P(5spades)+P(5Hearts)+P(5Clubs)+P(5Diamonds)P(Flush)=3366640+3366640+3366640+3366640=0.00198

0.00198 is the probability.

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