An ace in every pile

A 52-card deck is dealt into 4 piles of 13. What is the probability each pile contains exactly one ace? (to 3 decimals)

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  1. Fix one ace; where can the next ace go?
  2. Multiply the conditional placements.

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0.105 (± 0.005)

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