7. Lottery, continued Refer to Exercise 6. Hours after the rigging of the Pennsylvania state lottery was
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7. Lottery, continued Refer to Exercise 6. Hours after the rigging of the Pennsylvania state lottery was announced on September 19, 1980, Connecticut state lottery officials were stunned to learn that their winning number for the day was 666.
a. All evidence indicates that the Connecticut selection of 666 was pure chance. What is the probability that a 666 would be drawn in Connecticut, given that a 666 had been selected in the April 24, 1980, Pennsylvania lottery?
b. What is the probability of drawing a 666 in the April 24, 1980, Pennsylvania lottery (remember, this drawing was rigged) and a 666 on the September 19, 1980, Connecticut lottery?
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Introduction To Probability And Statistics
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