f 58 tickets are sold and 2 prizes are to be awarded, find the probability that one person will win 2 prizes if that person buys 2 tickets.  Enter your answer as a fraction. P (win both

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If 58 tickets are sold and 2 prizes are to be awarded, find the probability that one person will win 2 prizes if that person buys 2 tickets. 

Enter your answer as a fraction.

P (win both) = 

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given data, there are 58 tickets2- prizes are be awarded 56- not prize ticketsone person buys 2 tickets p(win both)=?

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