In a lottery, the top cash prize was $646 million, going to three lucky winners. Players pick four different numbers from 1 to 57 and one number from 1 to 47. A player wins a minimum award of $200 by correctly matching two numbers drawn from the white balls (1 through 57) and matching the number on the gold ball (1 through 47) What is the probability of winning the minimum award?

In a lottery, the top cash prize was $646 million, going to three lucky winners. Players pick four different numbers from 1 to 57 and one number from 1 to 47. A player wins a minimum award of $200 by correctly matching two numbers drawn from the white balls (1 through 57) and matching the number on the gold ball (1 through 47) What is the probability of winning the minimum award?

College Algebra

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337282291

Author:Ron Larson

Publisher:Ron Larson

Chapter8: Sequences, Series,and Probability

Section8.7: Probability

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