Five cards are drawn from a pack of 52 cards. What is the probability that exactly three of them are of the same suit.

(In reply to My solution by ajosin)

I looked at it a totally different way.  I am not sure at all if I am right.  You came up with about 1/3, I came up with about 1/6.  Just completely off the top of my head I thought my solution seemed a little high.  Yours is even higher.  It will be interesting to me to see the answer.

You very well maybe right, I would not stand by my answer for more than a dollar or two.  I can not find any errors in your logic.  Do me a favor please and see if you can find any errors in mine.

Posted by john on 2005-03-03 14:58:30