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Question 983997: a person must select 3 numbers from 11 numbers for a single ticket in a lottery game. only one number has to match in order to win a prize. find the probability of winning if a person buys one ticket. (note: the numbers can be selected in any order.) round to four decimal places, if necessary.
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a person must select 3 numbers from 11 numbers for a single ticket in a lottery game. only one number has to match in order to win a prize. find the probability of winning if a person buys one ticket. (note: the numbers can be selected in any order.) round to four decimal places, if necessary.
Solution:
probability =1%2F%28%28matrix%282%2C1%2C11%2C3%29%29%29 = 1%2F165 = highlight%280.0061%29