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document.write( "In a lottery, each ticket buyer has a 1 in 10 chance of winning a prize. If Steve buys 10 tickets, what is the probability that he will win at least 1 prize? How do you work this problem out? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "In a lottery, each ticket buyer has a 1 in 10 chance of winning a prize. If Steve buys 10 tickets, what is the probability that he will win at least 1 prize? How do you work this problem out?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Binomial Problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 10 ; p = 1/10 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(win at least 1) = 1 - P(win none)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(win at least 1) = 1 - (0.9)^10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(win at least 1) = 1 - 0.3487 = 0.6513<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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