Question:
4 cards are drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. What is the probability of obtaining 3 diamonds and one spade?
Solution:
Number of ways of drawing 4 cards from 52 cards $={ }^{52} \mathrm{C}_{4}$
In a deck of 52 cards, there are 13 diamonds and 13 spades.
$\therefore$ Number of ways of drawing 3 diamonds and one spade $={ }^{13} \mathrm{C}_{3} \times{ }^{13} \mathrm{C}_{1}$
Thus, the probability of obtaining 3 diamonds and one spade $=\frac{{ }^{13} \mathrm{C}_{3} \times{ }^{13} \mathrm{C}_{1}}{{ }^{52} \mathrm{C}_{4}}$.