A "hungry" undergraduate student was looking for a way of making some extra money. The student turned to a life of vice - gambling. To be a good gambler, he needed to know the probability of certain events. Help him out by answering the following question. The probability of drawing 3 aces in a row without replacement from a deck of 52 ordinary playing cards is _________.
A) 0.00018
B) 0.00046
C) 0.00017
D) 0.00045

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The probability of drawing an ace from a deck of 52 cards is 1/52. The probability of drawing 3 aces in a row without replacement is (1/52) * (1/51) * (1/50) = 0.00018.

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