document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1042963>Question 1042963</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A lottery games has balls numbered 1-13. What is the probability of selecting an even numbered ball or a 4? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 6 even numbers in that list above (2,4,6,8,10,12). Since selecting a 4 is a subset of the event of selecting an even number, we just need to worry about the even numbers. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 6 ways to select a ball we want out of 13 ways total. Therefore, the probability as a fraction is 6/13. The probability as a decimal is 0.461538 (use a calculator to compute 6/13 = 0.461538). This decimal value is approximate. </SPAN>\n" );
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