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Let’s count – Counting unions, 1

Let's count - counting unions, 1
Do your best in trying to solve the following problems. It is normal that this step will take some time, we recommend to perseverate and wait before looking at the complete solution of the exercises in the video or in the pdf below.

Exercise 1.

Determine the number of 13 card hands that one can get from a deck of 52 cards, if the hand has 4 Kings, or 4 Aces, or exactly four spades.

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