A straight flush in poker. Consider 5-card poker hands dealt from a standard 52-card bridge deck. Two important events are

[Note: A flush consists of any 5 cards of the same suit. A straight consists of any 5 cards with values in sequence. In a straight, the cards may be of any suit, and an ace may be considered as having a value of 1 or, alternatively, a value higher than a king.]

a. How many different 5-card hands can be dealt from a 52-card bridge deck?

b. Find P(A).

c. Find P(B).

d. The event that both A and B occur—that is, A ∩ B—is called a straight flush. Find P1A ∩ B2.

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A: {You draw a flush.} B: {You draw a straight.}