document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1192534>Question 1192534</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Lottery tickets. Michael buys a ticket in the Tri-State Pick 3 lottery every day, always betting on 491. He will win something if the winning number contains 4, 9, and 1 in any order. Each day, Michael has probability 0.006 of winning, and he wins (or not) independently of other days because a new drawing is held each day. What is the probability that Michael’s first winning ticket comes on the fifth day? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #824504 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=824504\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It is 0.994^4*0.006 for the first win on the 5th day.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=0.0059 </SPAN>\n" );
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