Odds of Winning the Mega Millions Lottery!
Math gives us so many tools for solving every day things. Something as trivial as how good your odds actually are at the lottery can be quantified. Using elements learned in mathematical statistics this problem becomes relatively simple to calculate.
Q: Since Troy is a math major, he wants to know the exact odds of him winning the Mega Millions jackpot from the New York Lottery. To pick a lottery ticket you must choose five different numbers from 1 - 75 and one "Mega ball" number from 1 - 15.
(Hint): Assume that order doesn't matter and no repetition is allowed. The key word here is combination.
Find the answer in the attached document:
Math gives us so many tools for solving every day things. Something as trivial as how good your odds actually are at the lottery can be quantified. Using elements learned in mathematical statistics this problem becomes relatively simple to calculate.
Q: Since Troy is a math major, he wants to know the exact odds of him winning the Mega Millions jackpot from the New York Lottery. To pick a lottery ticket you must choose five different numbers from 1 - 75 and one "Mega ball" number from 1 - 15.
(Hint): Assume that order doesn't matter and no repetition is allowed. The key word here is combination.
Find the answer in the attached document:
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