document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=873459>Question 873459</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a raffle contest, there are 45 blue tickets and 5 gold tickets in a bag. Contestants are given three chances to draw a ticket, and each time they draw a gold ticket, they receive a prize. However, if someone draws a gold ticket on ALL THREE DRAWS, they win a new car. If the tickets are not replaced after each draw, what is the probability of winning the new car?\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #526908 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=526908\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a raffle contest, there are 45 blue tickets and 5 gold tickets in a bag. Contestants are given three chances to draw a ticket, and each time they draw a gold ticket, they receive a prize. However, if someone draws a gold ticket on ALL THREE DRAWS, they win a new car. If the tickets are not replaced after each draw, what is the probability of winning the new car? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "-----<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# of ways to succeed:: 5C3 = 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# of random sets of 3 tickets: 50C3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "----<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(win car) = 10/50C3 = 0.0005102...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--------------- </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );