I was asked for the probability of having at least one card from each type (hearts/spades/etc.) in a 5 cards hand chosen randomly from a 52 cards normal deck. my solution was $\frac{{{13}\choose{1}}^4{{48}\choose{1}}}{{52}\choose{5}}$ as in, choose one card from each type and then one from the 48 cards left, then divide it all by all the possible hands. my solution is wrong, and I don't understand why, can someone please point out where have I gone wrong?
2026-03-29 03:36:09.1774755369
probability of having all types in a 5 cards hand
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You have double counted every single hand, so your answer is twice as large as it should be.
For example, look at the hand consisting of the four aces and the king of hearts. It is counted once when the four aces are among the first four cards, and the king is the final card. However, it is also counted once when the king and the the other three aces are picked first, and the ace of hearts is the final card.