document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1144397>Question 1144397</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  In a lottery, the probability of the jackpot being won in any draw is 1/60\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How many consecutive draws need to be made for there to be a greater than 98% chance that at least one jackpot prize will have been won? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The probability that the jackpot is NOT won on each draw is 59/60.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The probability that the jackpot is not won on n consecutive draws is (59/60)^n.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "A 98% chance that at least one jackpot prize has been won means there is a 2% chance that none has been won.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So you want to know the smallest integer n for which<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use logarithms or a graphing calculator....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(ANSWER: 233) </SPAN>\n" );
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