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Jennie purchased 5 of the 200 tickets at the raffle. there will be two drawings for a prize. the probability that jennie will win both of the prizes is 1 out of ____. 1,592 1,60…

Jennie purchased 5 of the 200 tickets at the raffle. there will be two drawings for a prize. the probability that jennie will win both of the prizes is 1 out of ____. 1,592 1,60…
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jennie purchased 5 of the 200 tickets at the raffle. there will be two drawings for a prize. the probability that jennie will win both of the prizes is 1 out of ____. 1,592 1,600 1,990

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The answer is 1990

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User Ilea Cristian
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The probability of winning a prize on the first draw is 5/200. The probability of winning another prize on the second draw is 4/199. Therefore the probability of winning both prizes is:

(5)/(200)*(4)/(199)=(1)/(1990)
The correct answer is '1 out of 1,990'.
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