Suppose 9 cards are numbered with the 9 digits from 1 to 9

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The discussion revolves around calculating the number of possible hands from a set of 9 cards numbered 1 to 9. For the first question, when order matters, the number of hands is calculated as 9P3, resulting in 504 combinations. When order does not matter, the initial claim of 9 combinations is challenged, as multiple hands can be formed with the same digits, indicating a misunderstanding. The second question addresses how to select 5 face cards from a standard deck, clarifying that there are 12 face cards total, and the correct approach involves combinations from these 12 cards. The conversation highlights the importance of understanding permutations versus combinations in card selection scenarios.
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suppose 9 cards are numbered with the 9 digits from 1 to 9 . A 3 card hand is dealt , 11 card at time . How many hands are possible where :

I ) order is taken into considreation
II ) order is not taken into considreation

I ) 9P3 = 504
II) 9C1 = 9

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Q2 : From a standerd 52 card deack how many 5 card hands will have all face cards ? ( consider only Jaks , queens and kings to be the face card ?

13C3.13C2
= 22.308
 
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For Q1, Part I, you are right.

For Part II, your answer is 9? But look, I can name ten different hands:

123
124
125
126
127
128
129
134
135
136

Hint: The only difference between part I and part II is that order doesn't matter.


For Q2, I'm not really sure what's going on. I see you're taking combinations out of 13, which is the number of ranks. But that's not right, because first of all, a deck has 52 cards in it and the cards are dealt without replacement. But you're not concerned with the 52 cards, only with the ranks that are face cards. There are 12 of those cards total. So the question is asking, "How many ways can you choose five cards out of 12 cards?"
 
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