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Problem 96

A two part question this week from Professor Ollie Nanyes.

Given a standard deck of cards, what is the fewest number of cards you would have to draw in order to be certain that you have three of a kind, that is, three twos, or three kings, etc?

What is the fewest number of cards you would have to draw in order for you to have a 50% chance of having three of a kind?


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