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Question 1026619: In a lottery game, a single ball is drawn at random from a container that contains 25 identical balls numbered from 1 – 25. Compute the probability that the number drawn is less than 6 or greater than 19. Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! In a lottery game, a single ball is drawn at random from a container that contains 25 identical balls numbered from 1 – 25. Compute the probability that the number drawn is less than 6 or greater than 19.
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# of ways to succeed:: 5+6 = 11
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P(<6 OR >19) = P(<6)+P(>19) = (5+6)/25 = 11/25
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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