lottery is creating two new lotteries, Powerball and Magic 4.  To play Powerball, a participant must purchase a $2 ticket, select five numbers from the digits 1 through 59. To win the Powerball jackpot, a participant's numbers must match 5 number in any order.  What is the probability of being the only winning of the Powerball?  ( Hints: P (      ) = ? )    To play Magic-4, a participant must purchase a $2 ticket, select four numbers from the digits 1 through 30, to win the Magic 4 jackpot, a participant's numbers must match 4 numbers in an order. What is the probability of being the only winning of the Magic-4?

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BC lottery is creating two new lotteries, Powerball and Magic 4. 

To play Powerball, a participant must purchase a $2 ticket, select five numbers from the digits 1 through 59. To win the Powerball jackpot, a participant's numbers must match 5 number in any order. 

What is the probability of being the only winning of the Powerball?  ( Hints: P (      ) = ? ) 

 

To play Magic-4, a participant must purchase a $2 ticket, select four numbers from the digits 1 through 30, to win the Magic 4 jackpot, a participant's numbers must match 4 numbers in an order.

What is the probability of being the only winning of the Magic-4? 

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