SOLUTION: In a certain lottery, three numbered balls are randomly drawn from a large basket without replacement. To win, a player's ticket must have each of the numbers drawn in no particula
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Question 1092770: In a certain lottery, three numbered balls are randomly drawn from a large basket without replacement. To win, a player's ticket must have each of the numbers drawn in no particular order. The balls are numbered from one to one hundred. If Jack buys twenty-six tickets, what is the probability that we will win? Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 100 choose 3=100!/3!97!=100x99x98/3x2x1=161700
26/161700=0.00016079158 probability of winning
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