To find: The meaning of the probability that being dealt a straight flush in a five card poker hand is
Answer to Problem 12.22CYS
The correct option is (a) if a person deal with millions of poker hands, the fraction of them that contain a straight flush will be too close to
Explanation of Solution
Reason for Correct answer:
In a long run, of a large number of hands in a five-cards, the probability to get a straight flush in a five-card poker hand is
Reason for Incorrect answer:
Option (b) If a person deals with 64,974 poker hands, exactly one among them will contain a straight flush.
It is mentioned that the probability of picking straight flush in a five-card poker hand is
Option (c) If a person deals with 6,497,400 poker hands, exactly 100 among them will contain a straight flush.
The option tells that there 6,497,400 poker hands and 100 of them will have a straight flush which is incorrect. Thus, in a 6,497,400 poker hands, exactly 100 among them will contain a straight flush which is incorrect.
Conclusion:
Thus, if a person deals with millions of poker hands, the fraction of them that contain a straight flush will be too close to
Introduction:
Poker game is a card game consisting of 52 cards each card falling under one of the type Clubs, Spades, Hearts and Diamonds. A straight flush represents five consecutive cards of the same type.
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