SOLUTION: if 50 tickets are sold and 2 prizes are be awarded, the probability that one person will win 2 prize if that person buys 2 tickets.
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Question 731771: if 50 tickets are sold and 2 prizes are be awarded, the probability that one person will win 2 prize if that person buys 2 tickets.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if 50 tickets are sold and 2 prizes are be awarded, the probability that one person will win 2 prize if that person buys 2 tickets.
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# of ways to succeed: 2C2 = 1
# of possible outcomes: 50C2 = 1225
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P(2 winning tickets) = 1/1225
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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