Question

Canasta is played with two decks of 52 cards each plus the four jokers. A standard Canasta hand consists of 11 cards. How many hands are possible?

Answer 1

Two decks = multiply by 2.
One deck = 52 cards.

One deck x 2 = 52 x 2 = 104

104 + four jokers = 104 + 4 = 108

108/one hand = 108/11 = 9.82

You can't have a fraction of a hand, so find the nearest lowest standard hand.

9 hands possible