Answer to Question #202896 in Statistics and Probability for Olivia Tho

Question

In a cribbage game with 2 people, each player is dealt 6 cards to start a round. How many 6- card hands are possible?

Answer 1

This is a combination of 52 cards taken 6 at a time per person.

$N=52 \\ n=12 \\ 52C12 = \frac{52!}{(52-12)!(12!)} \\ = 2.0638 \times 10^{11}$