s] Suppose that six horses are competing in a race. You decide to wager some money

on this race, but having no knowledge of the horses decide to make random guesses for

your wager.

(a)

In a trifecta wager, you win if you correctly predict the rst three horses

in the correct order. What is the probability that you win in a trifecta wager?

(b)

In a trifecta box wager, you win if you correctly predict the top three

nishers (but you do not have to guess them in the correct order). What is the

probability that you win in a trifecta box wager?