SOLUTION: to win a lottery the player choses 5 numbers between 1 and 40. there must be a match with 5 randomly selected numbers to win 500,000. a) what is the probability of winning? b)

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Question 1162648: to win a lottery the player choses 5 numbers between 1 and 40. there must be a match with 5 randomly selected numbers to win 500,000.
a) what is the probability of winning?
b) what is the probability of losing?
c) a lottery ticket costs $1. what is the expected value of playing?
Answer by ikleyn(52790) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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From the post, it is UNCLEAR to me, if the order of numbers matters in this lottery.

Since it is not pointed directly, explicitly and clearly, I will not solve this problem.