Question

You are dealt a 5-card hand from a deck of 52 cards. Let event F equal "all the cards in your hand are from the same suit" and let event S equal "the numbers of your cards form an uninterrupted sequence."

Which of the following hands are contained in the event F ∩ S?.(check all that apply)
(There are special symbols for some numbers: A = 1, J = 11, Q = 12, K = 13)
A.2,3,4,5,6, (all are clover)
B.5,6,7,8,9, (all are hearts)
C.7,2,3,4,5, (all are diamond)
D. A(clover), 2, 3, (hearts), 7( diamond), Q(heart)
E. 8,9,10 (Spades), J(heart), Q(spade)

Answer 1

the symbol ' ∩ ' means 'intersect' - in other words elements which are in both sets
so you need to look for a set which has interrupted sequence AND cards of same suit

Answer 2

hint A is one of them

Answer 3

A,B,&,E.

Answer 4

A, B are right
look carefully at C and E

Answer 5

no not C!!

Answer 6

well not E,..

Answer 7

so its just A&B

Answer 8

yes

Answer 9

nice. thx. :)

Answer 10

E has hearts and spades in it

yw