In the New Jersey Pick 4 lottery a player can buy a $0.50 ”Straight” ticket by choosing four digits (0-9, repetition is allowed). Four digits are chosen at random, and if the player’s four digits are chosen (in the same order) the player wins $2500. If a player purchases a single ticket what is their probability of winning?

In the New Jersey Pick 4 lottery a player can buy a $0.50 ”Straight” ticket by choosing four digits (0-9, repetition is allowed). Four digits are chosen at random, and if the player’s four digits are chosen (in the same order) the player wins $2500. If a player purchases a single ticket what is their probability of winning?

Advanced Engineering Mathematics

10th Edition

ISBN:9780470458365

Author:Erwin Kreyszig

Publisher:Erwin Kreyszig

Chapter2: Second-order Linear Odes

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1RQ

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