SOLUTION: The power ball lottery is run in 27 states ,winning a power ball lottery jackpot requires that you select the correct five number between 1-53 inclusive and,in a separated drawing

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Question 421745: The power ball lottery is run in 27 states ,winning a power ball lottery jackpot requires that you select the correct five number between 1-53 inclusive and,in a separated drawing ,you must also select the correct single number between 1 and 42 inclusive. Find the probability of winning the jackpot?
i really need help i dont understand this at all.
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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1/53*1/53*1/53*1/53*1/53*1/42=1/1,756,421,071
=0.000000000569 or 0.0000000569% chance to win