Question 231578: At most horse racing tracks, the "trifecta" is a particular race where you win if you correctly pick the "win," "place," and "show" horses (the first , second, and third place winners), in their proper order. If five horses of equal ability are entered in todays trifecta race, and you select an entry, what is the probability that you will be a winner?
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! At most horse racing tracks, the "trifecta" is a particular race where you win if you correctly pick the "win," "place," and "show" horses (the first , second, and third place winners), in their proper order. If five horses of equal ability are entered in todays trifecta race, and you select an entry, what is the probability that you will be a winner?
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P(pick winner, show, place)= (1/5)^2 = 1/125
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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