Question: Suppose two 5-card hands (1 and 2) are selected from a standard deck. Explain your answer for each of the following. (a) What is the

Suppose two 5-card hands (1 and 2) are selected from a standard deck. Explain your answer for each of the following. (a) What is the probability that hand 1 contains a flush i.e., 5 cards of the same suit? (b) What is the probability that hand 2 contains a straight i.e., 5 cards of consecutive kinds? (Both A-2-3-4-5 and 10-J-Q-K-A are considered straights). (c) What is the probability that hand 2 contains a flush given that hand 1 contains a flush of the same suit

Suppose you are dealing two 5-card hands from a standard deck, one to yourself and one to a friend. Further, suppose that you can control exactly what hand you will be dealt. What hand would you deal yourself so that the probability of your friend being dealt a straight flush is minimized? Explain your answer.

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