SOLUTION: 25,000 lottery tickets have been sold and Jesse has bought one of them. There are 10 prizes. What is the probability that Jesse will win first or second prize?

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Question 1145957: 25,000 lottery tickets have been sold and Jesse has bought one of them. There are 10 prizes. What is the probability that Jesse will win first or second prize?
Answer by ikleyn(52864) About Me  (Show Source):
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P = 1%2F25000 + 1%2F25000 = 2%2F25000 = 1%2F12500 = 0.00008.


The fact that there are 10 prizes is IRRELEVANT in this problem.


The probability to get one of the two specific tickets in this case is the same 2%2F25000  for any two specific selected tickets.