You enter the lottery. You pick three numbers between 1 and 50. you win the grand prize if your three numbers are picked what is the probability you win?

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Himanshu Shekher Jha asked Jul 28, 2023

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You enter the lottery. You pick three numbers between 1 and 50. you win the grand prize if your three numbers are picked what is the probability you win?

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You have 3 chances to win out of 50 numbers.

3 divided by 50 is .06, which translates to 6%.

Probability: 3/50 or 6%

Valentin Ruano answered Jul 30, 2023

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3 in 50

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