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Homework Statement
On average, how many times should Ernie play poker in order to be dealth a straight flush (royal flush included)?
Homework Equations
There are 10 ways to get a straight flush for each suit (ace thru 10 as the starting card), so there are 40 total ways for a straight flush.
There are \left(\stackrel{52}{5}\right) different poker hands
So where A is a straight flush, p(A) =\frac{40}{\left(\stackrel{52}{5}\right)}=.0000154
The Attempt at a Solution
To find the number of times he must play in order to get one straight flush, I am using the equation np = x where x = 1
np = 1
n(.0000154) = 1
n = 1/.0000154 = 64,935.065 times
I am pretty confident in my answer but I do not have the answer to verify this. Can anyone confirm this for me or give me a hint as to where I might be going wrong? Thanks!