SOLUTION: If 50 tickets are sold and 2 prizes are to be awarded, find the probability that one person will win 2 prizes if that person buys 2 tickets.

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Question 1207188: If 50 tickets are sold and 2 prizes are
to be awarded, find the probability that one person will
win 2 prizes if that person buys 2 tickets.
Answer by ikleyn(52778) About Me  (Show Source):
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P = %281%2F50%29%2A%281%2F49%29 = 1%2F2450.    ANSWER

Solved.

The formula is self-explanatory.