When Drawing Five Cards Randomly from a Deck,which Is More

question 22

Multiple Choice

When drawing five cards randomly from a deck,which is more likely,a royal flush or a full house? A royal flush is the five highest cards of a single suit.A full house is three of one denomination and two of another.How could you simulate 5-card hands? Once you have picked one card,you cannot pick that same card again.Describe how you will simulate a component and its outcomes.

• A)The component is picking five cards.An outcome is the suit and denomination of the cards.You could use the digits 01-52 for the 52 different cards,ignoring 00 and 53-99,or you could use a single digit 1,2,3,or 4 for the suit and then 01-13 for the denomination (ignoring 1,5-9 for suits,and 00,14-99 for denominations).
• B)The component is picking a single card.An outcome is the suit and denomination of the card.You could use the digits 01-52 for the 52 different cards,ignoring 00 and 53-99,or you could use a single digit 1,2,3,or 4 for the suit and then 01-13 for the denomination (ignoring 1,5-9 for suits,and 00,14-99 for denominations).
• C)The component is picking a single card.An outcome is the denomination of the card.You could use the digits 01-52 for the 52 different cards,ignoring 00 and 53-99,or you could use a single digit 1,2,3,or 4 for the suit and then 01-13 for the denomination (ignoring 1,5-9 for suits,and 00,14-99 for denominations).
• D)The component is picking five cards.An outcome is the denomination of the cards.You could use the digits 01-52 for the 52 different cards,ignoring 00 and 53-99,or you could use a single digit 1,2,3,or 4 for the suit and then 01-13 for the denomination (ignoring 1,5-9 for suits,and 00,14-99 for denominations).
• E)The component is picking a single card.An outcome is the suit of the card.You could use the digits 01-52 for the 52 different cards,ignoring 00 and 53-99,or you could use a single digit 1,2,3,or 4 for the suit and then 01-13 for the denomination (ignoring 1,5-9 for suits,and 00,14-99 for denominations).

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