SOLUTION: winning the jackpot in a particular lottery requires that you select the correct three numbers between 1 and 30 and, in a separate drawing, you must also select the correct single
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Question 658133: winning the jackpot in a particular lottery requires that you select the correct three numbers between 1 and 30 and, in a separate drawing, you must also select the correct single number between 1 and 17. Find the probability of winning the jackpot.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
winning the jackpot in a particular lottery requires that you select the correct three numbers between 1 and 30 and, in a separate drawing, you must also select the correct single number between 1 and 17. Find the probability of winning the jackpot.
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# of ways to succeed: 1*1 = 1
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# of possible outcomes: 30C3 * 17 = 69,020
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P(win) = 1/69020
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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