SOLUTION: Find the probability of winning second prize (that is, picking five of the six winning numbers) with a 6/44 lottery, as played in Connecticut, Missouri, Oregon, and Virginia. (Roun

Question 540428: Find the probability of winning second prize (that is, picking five of the six winning numbers) with a 6/44 lottery, as played in Connecticut, Missouri, Oregon, and Virginia. (Round your answer to six decimal places.)

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Find the probability of winning second prize (that is, picking five of the six winning numbers) with a 6/44 lottery, as played in Connecticut, Missouri, Oregon, and Virginia. (Round your answer to six decimal places.)
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There is 1 set of 5 correct numbers:
There are 44C5 sets of 5 numbers.
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The 6th number must be one of (44-5-1) = 38 numbers
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# of ways to succeed = 1*38
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P(success) = 38/44C5 = 0.00003499
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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