Explanation 1:

Probability of 3 cards having the same denomination: MATH

(There are 13 ways we can get 3 of a kind).

The probability that the next 2 cards are a pair: MATH

(There are 12 ways we can get a pair, once we have already got our 3 of a kind).

The number of ways of getting a particular sequence of 5 cards where there are 3 of one kind and 2 of another kind is:

MATH

So the probability of a full house is

MATH


Explanation 2:

Number of ways of getting full house:

MATH

Number of possible poker hands MATH

$P($full house MATH

MATH