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Question 428233: Suppose you are asked to pick 3 numbers from 1 to 20 to win a prize. What is the probability that one of the numbers you will pick is the winning number? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Suppose you are asked to pick 3 numbers from 1 to 20 to win a prize. What is the probability that one of the numbers you will pick is the winning number?
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# of winning groups of 3: 1
# of possible groups of 3: 20C3 = (20*19*18)/(1*2*3) = 1140
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P(win) = 1/1140
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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