In how many ways can one choose 6 cards from a normal deck of cards so as to have all suits present?
(13^4) x 48 x 47
(13^4) x 27 x 47
48C6
(13^4)
(13^4) x 48C6
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52 cards in a deck -13 cards per suitsanjayism wrote:I am confused with answer choices;
answer may be
13^4*48C2
First card - let us say from suit hearts = 13C1 =13
Second card - let us say from suit diamonds = 13C1 =13
Third card - let us say from suit spade = 13C1 =13
Fourth card - let us say from suit clubs = 13C1 =13
Remaining cards in the deck= 52 -4 = 48
Fifth card - any card in the deck = 48C1
Sixth card - any card in the deck = 47C1
Total number of ways = 13 * 13 * 13 * 13 * 48 * 47 = 134 *48*47
so ANS is A
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I'm not sure where this question is from, but it has been posted on this forum before, and it is a mess; none of the answer choices are correct. It is a much harder question than it may appear at first (and is *way* out of scope for the GMAT), and most of the 'solutions' I've seen posted to it, including the one above, dramatically overcount the number of possibilities. In another thread, Brent Hanneson has given an excellent explanation of this:
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Thanks Ian, Brent has given very good explanation of the question.Ian Stewart wrote:I'm not sure where this question is from, but it has been posted on this forum before, and it is a mess; none of the answer choices are correct. It is a much harder question than it may appear at first (and is *way* out of scope for the GMAT), and most of the 'solutions' I've seen posted to it, including the one above, dramatically overcount the number of possibilities. In another thread, Brent Hanneson has given an excellent explanation of this:
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4 cards from 4 suits = 13^4shashank.ism wrote:In how many ways can one choose 6 cards from a normal deck of cards so as to have all suits present?
(13^4) x 48 x 47
(13^4) x 27 x 47
48C6
(13^4)
(13^4) x 48C6
Now the 5th card can be drawn in 48 ways and the 6th one in 47 ways
So the number of ways = 13^4 * 48 * 47
(A) is correct
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That is the solution I've seen posted in several threads in response to this question, and it is not correct, though it may appear to be at first. There are several problems with it:komal wrote:4 cards from 4 suits = 13^4shashank.ism wrote:In how many ways can one choose 6 cards from a normal deck of cards so as to have all suits present?
(13^4) x 48 x 47
(13^4) x 27 x 47
48C6
(13^4)
(13^4) x 48C6
Now the 5th card can be drawn in 48 ways and the 6th one in 47 ways
So the number of ways = 13^4 * 48 * 47
(A) is correct
* your first four cards do not need to be of different suits. We could pick, for example, three Spades first, then a Club, Heart and Diamond, and end up with all four suits
* the order of the selection does not matter here; that needs to be accounted for. Otherwise you are counting the same selections multiple times. See Brent's explanation at the link I posted above.
The correct answer to this question is not among the answer choices provided, and in any case, it is well beyond the scope of the GMAT.
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Yes i learnt this method from one of ur posts. Dint find any problem with it until u mentioned it above. Thank you very much.Ian Stewart wrote:
That is the solution I've seen posted in several threads in response to this question, and it is not correct, though it may appear to be at first. There are several problems with it:
* your first four cards do not need to be of different suits. We could pick, for example, three Spades first, then a Club, Heart and Diamond, and end up with all four suits
* the order of the selection does not matter here; that needs to be accounted for. Otherwise you are counting the same selections multiple times. See Brent's explanation at the link I posted above.
The correct answer to this question is not among the answer choices provided, and in any case, it is well beyond the scope of the GMAT.