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The discussion revolves around probability problems, specifically focusing on a five-card poker hand, combinations of adults and children, and the birthday problem in a classroom setting. Participants are exploring conditional probability and combinatorial selections.

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  • The original poster attempts to calculate the probability of being dealt four aces given that one ace is face up, but struggles with the correct approach and calculations.
  • Some participants question the assumptions about the deck and the relevance of the order of cards in the poker problem.
  • There is an exploration of how to select a group of ten people from a mix of adults and children while ensuring at least two adults are included, with some participants expressing confusion about their methods.
  • One participant suggests calculating the probability that no two students share a birthday as a hint for the birthday problem.

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Participants are working under the constraints of homework rules, which may limit the information they can share or the methods they can use. There is a noted confusion regarding the assumptions in the problems, particularly in the poker hand scenario.

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Sorry to post so many questions.
But i need help.

1. A five card poker hand is dealt and the last card is turned face up. Determine the probability that you have been dealt four aces, given that the card turned over is an ace.

I think its a conditional probability problem but here's what i did instead.

Probability of the first to be an ace is: 4/52
Second card: 3/51
Third: 2/50
Fourth to not be an ace: 48/49
Fifth:1

I multiply all those together but i don't get the right answer.

2. In how many ways can a group of ten people be chosen from 6 adults and 8 children if the group must contain at least 2 adults.

I did this.

C(14,10) - C(6,0) x C(8,10) - C(6,1) x C(8,9)
This doesn't work out for some reason. I thinks how you suppose to do it but it won't work.

3. There are 25 students in a data management class. Determine the probability that at least two share the same birthday. (Assume that every year has 365 days)

This one i have no clue how to do it.
 
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F.B said:
Sorry to post so many questions.
But i need help.
1. A five card poker hand is dealt and the last card is turned face up. Determine the probability that you have been dealt four aces, given that the card turned over is an ace.
I think its a conditional probability problem but here's what i did instead.
Probability of the first to be an ace is: 4/52
Second card: 3/51
Third: 2/50
Fourth to not be an ace: 48/49
Fifth:1
I multiply all those together but i don't get the right answer.

Is there only 1 deck or not? Secondly, the probability is given by

(3 / 51) * (2 / 51) * (1/50)
 
3. HINT: Calculate the probability that none of the 25 students share a birthday.
 
Part 3 in as a common question - the answer is near a 1/2
 
A point about problem 1: suppose the first card were turned face up and was an ace. How many cards are left in the deck? How many of them are aces? Can you see that the fact that it was the last card turned face up isn't important? You still know that particular ace can't be one of the face down cards. What is now the probability of getting "A, A, A, not an ace". And be careful to remember that that particular order is not important. In how many ways can you order "AAAN"?

2. In how many ways can a group of ten people be chosen from 6 adults and 8 children if the group must contain at least 2 adults.

I did this.

C(14,10) - C(6,0) x C(8,10) - C(6,1) x C(8,9)
This doesn't work out for some reason. I thinks how you suppose to do it but it won't work.

I have no idea why you think you should do it that way since you haven't given your reasoning. Here's how I would do it:
First select the two adults for the group- how many ways can you select 2 out of the 6 adults? That leaves 4 adults. Together with the 8 children, you have 12 people left to select from to get the remaining 8 people. How many ways can you select 8 people out of 12?
 

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