//Chapter 06: Counting clc; clear; function result=combination(n,r) //function definition i=n num=1 denominator=1 l=(n-r)+1 u=n for i=l:u //to compute the value of the numerator num=num*i end for j=1:r //to compute the value of the denominator denominator=denominator*j end result=num/denominator return result endfunction //Part A Solution num=input("Enter the number of cards in the deck(For standard deck n=52):") com1=input("Enter the number of cards for poker hands determination:") com2=input("Enter the number of cards to select no of ways:") res1=combination(num,com1) mprintf("The number of poker hands of %d cards that can be dealt are %d ",com1,res1) res2=combination(num,com2) mprintf("\nThe number of ways to select %d cards from a standard deck are %d ",com2,res1)