History of Poles in the United States

Imagine you're at a party and want to play a card game that requires drawing 5 cards. You want to make sure you have 3 cards from the same suit and 2 cards from different suits.

Think of a standard deck of 52 cards, divided into 4 suits. You want 3 cards from one suit and 2 from the others. First, pick the suit for the 3 cards (4 choices), then choose 3 cards from that suit (12 ways), and finally pick 2 suits for the remaining cards (6 ways), and choose 1 card from each (4 ways for the first, 4 ways for the second).