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A straight is a five card hand containing consecutive values. If is equal to the number of ways in which all the five cards, in a straight, are not from the same suit, then the value of is equal to (Consider the value of as as as and Ace as )
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Five consecutive cards can be chosen out of cards in ways. The first card can be chosen in ways (spades, hearts, diamonds and clubs). The second and the subsequent cards, too, can be chosen in ways.
Thus, there are ways to choose the five cards.
The number of ways in which all the five cards are not from the same suit is
So, the number of straights in this case is
Thus, there are ways to choose the five cards.
The number of ways in which all the five cards are not from the same suit is
So, the number of straights in this case is
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