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In a state lottery, a player must choose 8 of the numbers
Chapter 2, Problem 7STE(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 7STE
In a state lottery, a player must choose 8 of the numbers from 1 to 40. The lottery commission then performs an experiment that selects 8 of these 40 numbers. Assuming that the choice of the lottery commission is equally likely to be any of the combinations, what is the probability that a player has
(a) all 8 of the numbers selected by the lottery commission?
(b) 7 of the numbers selected by the lottery commission?
(c) at least 6 of the numbers selected by the lottery commission?
Questions & Answers
QUESTION:
Problem 7STE
In a state lottery, a player must choose 8 of the numbers from 1 to 40. The lottery commission then performs an experiment that selects 8 of these 40 numbers. Assuming that the choice of the lottery commission is equally likely to be any of the combinations, what is the probability that a player has
(a) all 8 of the numbers selected by the lottery commission?
(b) 7 of the numbers selected by the lottery commission?
(c) at least 6 of the numbers selected by the lottery commission?
ANSWER:
Step 1 of 4
From the given problem we have, a player must choose 8 of the numbers from 1 to 40. The lottery commission then performs an experiment that selects 8 of these 40 numbers.