Four people(North, South, East, West) are each dealt 13 cards from an ordinary deck of 52 cards.

a. If South has exactly one ace, what is the probability that his partner North has the other three aces?

b. If North and South together have 10 hearts, what is the probability that either East or West has the other 3 hearts?

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a. To find the probability that South has exactly one ace and his partner North has the other three aces, we need to consider the number of favorable outcomes and the total number of possible outcomes.

First, let's calculate the total number of possible outcomes. Each player is dealt 13 cards, so the total number of possible outcomes is the number of ways to distribute 52 cards into 4 hands of 13 cards each, which is given by the combination formula: C(52, 13) * C(39, 13) * C(26, 13) * C(13, 13) = 52! / (13! * 13! * 13! * 13!).

Now, let's determine the number of favorable outcomes. Since South has exactly one ace, there are 4 possible positions for the ace to be in South's hand: either the first, second, third, or fourth position. Once South's ace is determined, North must receive the other three aces. Therefore, the number of favorable outcomes is 4.

Therefore, the probability that South has exactly one ace and his partner North has the other three aces is given by:

Probability = Number of Favorable Outcomes / Total Number of Possible Outcomes
= 4 / (52! / (13! * 13! * 13! * 13!))

b. To find the probability that either East or West has the other 3 hearts given that North and South together have 10 hearts, we need to consider the number of favorable outcomes and the total number of possible outcomes.

First, let's calculate the total number of possible outcomes. Each player is dealt 13 cards, so the total number of possible outcomes is the number of ways to distribute 52 cards into 4 hands of 13 cards each, which is given by the combination formula: C(52, 13) * C(39, 13) * C(26, 13) * C(13, 13) = 52! / (13! * 13! * 13! * 13!).

Now, let's determine the number of favorable outcomes. Since North and South together have 10 hearts, there are 3 possible positions for the remaining 3 hearts to be in either East's hand, West's hand, or split between East and West (e.g., 2 hearts in East's hand and 1 heart in West's hand, or vice versa). Once the positions of the hearts are determined, the rest of the cards can be distributed among the players. Therefore, the number of favorable outcomes depends on the specific distribution of the remaining cards.

To calculate this, we can break it down into the following cases:

Case 1: 3 hearts in East's hand
This can occur in several ways, such as having East receive 3 specific hearts and the remaining cards distributed among the other players. We would need to count the number of ways this can be achieved.

Case 2: 3 hearts in West's hand
Similar to Case 1, this can occur in several ways, such as having West receive 3 specific hearts and the remaining cards distributed among the other players. We would need to count the number of ways this can be achieved.

Case 3: 2 hearts in East's hand and 1 heart in West's hand
This can also occur in several ways, such as selecting 2 specific hearts for East, 1 specific heart for West, and distributing the remaining cards among the other players. We would need to count the number of ways this can be achieved.

Once we determine the number of favorable outcomes for each case, we can sum them up to get the total number of favorable outcomes.

Therefore, the probability that either East or West has the other 3 hearts given that North and South together have 10 hearts is given by:

Probability = Number of Favorable Outcomes / Total Number of Possible Outcomes

Please note that calculating the exact values of these probabilities requires counting the number of favorable outcomes in each case, which can be a challenging combinatorial problem. Thus, I'm unable to provide an exact probability without further information.