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Old May 6, 2008, 07:28 AM
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Probability with the lottery

In the Maryland Lottery game, the player chooses six different integers from 1-40. if the six numbers match )in any order) the six different winning numbers drawn by the lottery, the player wins the grand prize which starts at 1 million. for each $1 bet, then player must pick two sets of six integers.

what is the probability of winning the grade prize?
what is the probability of getting no winning numbers?



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Old May 6, 2008, 07:46 AM   #2  
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Grand prize: 1 / 40 choose 6 for one set of six numbers so 2*(1 / 40 choose 6) since you get to select two sets of six numbers with one entry.


No winning Numbers: 34 choose 6/ 40 choose 6 for one set of six numbers so (34 choose 6/40 choose 6)^2 since you get to select two sets of six numbers with one entry.
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Old May 6, 2008, 01:23 PM   #3  
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Ah, come on now, anybody with a brain knows that all lotteries are taxes against people who cannot do math!

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iamthetman agrees: This is correct although I don't know what kind of mark the teacher would give if that was the answer given on a test.
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