SOLUTION: 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 ord
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Question 1192534: 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? Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source):
