Question

In a​ lottery, the top cash prize was ​$615 ​million, going to three lucky winners. Players pick four different numbers from 1 to 59 and one number from 1 to 49 . A player wins a minimum award of $225 by correctly matching three numbers drawn from the white balls​ (1 through 59 ​) and matching the number on the gold ball​ (1 through 49 ​). What is the probability of winning the minimum​ award?

Answer 1

10063571 out of 593750689 or 1.69491525424%

Explanation:

To find probability when all variables are known, you can just multiply the numbers you need. In this case we multiply 59 * 59 * 59 *49 since these are the balls we are picking from. We can find the chance of the top prize by multiplying all the numbers. 59 * 59 * 59 * 59 * 49