SOLUTION: If 81 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. P ( win both)=

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Question 1081870: If 81 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.
P ( win both)=

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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If 81 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.
P ( win both)= (1/81)(1/80) = 1/6480
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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