document.write( "Question 1195798: Lottery. A $2 Powerball lottery ticket has a 1/27.05 prob-
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\n" ); document.write( "A $2 Powerball lottery ticket has a 1/27.05 probability of winning $4,
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document.write( "     = -1.337889628 dollars.\r\n" );
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