SOLUTION: You plan to play the lottery by letting the computer pick your numbers randomly. Is this a good strategy? A. Yes, this gives you a better chance to win since the numbers drawn a

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Question 461428: You plan to play the lottery by letting the computer pick your numbers randomly. Is this a good strategy?
A. Yes, this gives you a better chance to win since the numbers drawn are random.
B. Since the winning tickets are randomly drawn, it doesn't matter if you play random numbers or not.
C. Since the winning numbers are random, letting the computer choose your numbers makes them less likely to match
D. Randomly chosen numbers will win much less often than chosen numbers.
E. If you let the computer pick your numbers, you are guaranteed not to win, since the computer knows your numbers


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Answer by rwm(914) About Me  (Show Source):
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The correct answer is none of the above.
Your chances of winning a lottery are so slim it doesn't make any sense to play. You have a better chance of being run over by a bus and hit by lightning on the same day.
They probably want D)
If you keep to the same number you increase your chances but that is niot exactly what d is.
The options are poorly worded.