A lottery game has players selecting 5 numbers at random from the numbers 1–50. The state picks 20 winning numbers. If the player's 5 numbers are selected by the state, the player wins. What is the probability that the state picks 4 of the player's numbers? How many ways can the 5 numbers be chosen from the original 50 numbers, regardless of whether they are in the winning group or the losing group? ways (Type a whole number.)

A lottery game has players selecting 5 numbers at random from the numbers 1–50. The state picks 20 winning numbers. If the player's 5 numbers are selected by the state, the player wins. What is the probability that the state picks 4 of the player's numbers? How many ways can the 5 numbers be chosen from the original 50 numbers, regardless of whether they are in the winning group or the losing group? ways (Type a whole number.)

College Algebra

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337282291

Author:Ron Larson

Publisher:Ron Larson

Chapter8: Sequences, Series,and Probability

Section8.7: Probability

Problem 6ECP: In Pennsylvania’s Cash 5 game, a player chooses five different numbers from 1 to 43. If these five...

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