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The Sorry State Lottery requires you to select five different numbers from 0 through 54. (Order is not important.) You are a Big Winner if the five numbers you select agree with those in the drawing, and you are a Small-Fry Winner if four of your five numbers agree with those in the drawing. (Enter your answers as exact answers.)
 Oct 6, 2013

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The Sorry State Lottery requires you to select five different numbers from 0 through 54. (Order is not important.) You are a Big Winner if the five numbers you select agree with those in the drawing, and you are a Small-Fry Winner if four of your five numbers agree with those in the drawing. (Enter your answers as exact answers.)




Its a combination btw
 Oct 6, 2013
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what is the question?
 Oct 6, 2013
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What is the probability of being a Small-Fry Winner?

What is the probability that you are either a Big Winner or a Small-Fry Winner?
 Oct 6, 2013
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The number of ways 5 numbers can be selected from 54 is
54C5 = 54!/(5!*49!) = 3162510

The number of ways you can select 4 things from 5 is 5C4 = 5

So the probability of being a small fry winner is 5/3162510

The probability of being any winner is 6/3162510
 Oct 6, 2013

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