SOLUTION: Use the Counting Principle to find the probability. choosing the 8 winning lottery numbers when the numbers are chosen at random from 0 to 9
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Question 611501: Use the Counting Principle to find the probability. choosing the 8 winning lottery numbers when the numbers are chosen at random from 0 to 9
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use the Counting Principle to find the probability. choosing the 8 winning lottery numbers when the numbers are chosen at random from 0 to 9
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# of ways to choose the winning numbers: 8*7*6*5*4*3*2*1
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# of possible outcomes: 10*10*10*10*10*10*10*10
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P(choose winning number) = 8!/10^8 = 0.0004032
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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