Probability played a role in the rigging of the April 24, 1980, Pennsylvania state lottery. To determine
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Probability played a role in the rigging of the April 24, 1980, Pennsylvania state lottery. To determine each digit of the three-digit winning number, each of the numbers 0, 1, 2, . . . , 9 is written on a Ping-Pong ball, the 10 balls are blown into a compartment, and the number selected for the digit is the one on the ball that floats to the top of the machine. To alter the odds, the conspirators injected a liquid into all balls used in the game except those numbered 4 and 6, making it almost certain that the lighter balls would be selected and determine the digits in the winning number. They then proceeded to buy lottery tickets bearing the potential winning numbers. How many potential winning numbers were there (666 was the eventual winner)?
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Introduction To Probability And Statistics
ISBN: 9780495389538
13th Edition
Authors: William Mendenhall, Robert J. Beaver, Barbara M. Beaver