All four aces before any king
A standard 52-card deck is shuffled. What is the probability that all four aces appear before the first king? (to 4 decimals)
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- Only the eight aces and kings matter; they're in uniform relative order.
- Favorable = aces in the first four of eight honor slots: 1 / C(8,4).
Answer
Reveal answer →Final answer
0.0143 (± 0.0005)
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