A lottery is conducted in which 7 winning numbers are randomly
selected from a total of 62 numbers (1-62). In addition, the
Powerball, a single winning number, is selected from an independent
pool of 26 numbers (1-26). You select 7 numbers from the pool of 62
numbers.
What is the probability that you selected 4 winning numbers?
A lottery is conducted in which 7 winning numbers are randomly selected from a total of...
20. Winning the jackpot in a particular lottery requires that you select the correct four numbers between 1 and 62 and, in a separate drawing, you must also select the correct single number between 1 and 15. Find the probability of winning the jackpot. The probability of winning the jackpot is___ (Type an integer or simplified fraction.)
a. Calculate the number of possible lottery tickets if the player must choose 8 numbers from a collection of 43 numbers (1 through 43), where the order does not matter, The winner must match all 8 b. Calculate the number of lottery tickets if the player must choose 7 numbers from a collection of 62 numbers (1 through 62), where the order does not matier. The winner must match all 7. c. In which lottery does the player have a...
The Powerball lottery is played twice each week in 44 states, the District of Columbia, and the Virgin Islands. To play Powerball, a participant must purchase a $2 ticket, select five numbers from the digits 1 through 69, and then select a Powerball number from the digits 1 through 26. To determine the winning numbers for each game, lottery officials draw 5 white balls out a drum of 69 white balls numbered 1 through 69 and 1 red ball out...
1. A state runs a lottery in which five numbers are randomly selected from 45 numbers without replacement. A player chooses five numbers before the state's sample is selected. a. what is the probability that the five numbers chosen by a player match all five numbers in the state's sample? b. If a player enters one lottery each week, what is the expected number of weeks until a player matches all five numbers in the state's sample (caution: to get...
Bonus Question The Powerball multi-state lottery is played by picking 5 numbers between 1 and 59 (the white balls) and an additional bonus number between 1 and 39 (the red Powerball). Twice a week 5 white balls and a red Powerball are drawn from two separate drums revealing the winning numbers. To win at Powerball, your numbers must match the numbers on the winning balls in any of the following nine ways: 5 white balls + red Powerball (Grand Prize)...
Winning the jackpot in a particular lottery requires that you select the correct four numbers between 1 and 51 and, in a separate drawing, you must also select the correct single number between 1 and 41. Find the probability of winning the jackpot. The probability of winning the jackpot is _____
Winning the jackpot in a particular lottery requires that you select the correct five numbers between 1 and 36 and, in a separate drawing, you must also select the correct single number between 1 and 24. Find the probability of winning the jackpot. The probability of winning the jackpot is ? (Type an integer or simplified fraction.)
Winning the jackpot in a particular lottery requires that you select the correct four numbers between 1 and 46 and, in a separate drawing, you must also select the correct single number between 1 and 28. Find the probability of winning the jackpot.
Winning the jackpot in a particular lottery requires that you select the correct two numbers between 1 and 65 and, in a separate drawing, you must also select the correct single number between 1 and 35. Find the probability of winning the jackpot.
Winning the jackpot in a particular lottery requires that you select the correct two numbers between 1 and 52 and, in a separate drawing, you must also select the correct single number between 1 and 35. Find the probability of winning the jackpot.