PRECALCULUS:GRAPHICAL,...-NASTA ED.
PRECALCULUS:GRAPHICAL,...-NASTA ED.
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780134672090
Author: Demana
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 10.1, Problem 62E
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(a).

To find: The probability that Gladys holds a winning ticket.

The probability that Gladys holds a winning ticket is 109,366,819 .

Given information:

Calculation:

The problem requires to determine the probability that Gladys holds a winning ticket given that she bought  10 $1  tickets and the  6  number combination of the lottery ranges from  1−46 .

The total combinations of a  6  digit number from  46  digits of choice are given by:

  C466=46!6!46−6!         =46×45×44×43×42×41×40!6×5×4×3×2×1×40!         =9,366,819

If Glady's bought  10  tickets, the chance of her winning the lottery is given by:

  =109,366,819

Hence, the probability that Gladys holds a winning ticket is 109,366,819 .

(b).

To find: The probability distribution for Gladys’s possible payoffs in the table.

The complete table is shown below:

  ValueProbability−1069919036991908+499999056991908

Given information:

Gladys has a personal rule never to enter the lottery (picking 6 numbers from 1 to 49 ) until the Megabucks payoff reaches 5 million dollars. When it does reach 5 million, she always buys ten different $1 tickets.

Subtract $10 from the $5 million because Gladys has to pay for her tickets even if she wins ValueProbability−10+4999990

Calculation:

The value of  +4,999,990  means that one of the 10 tickets will have a winning value

For each of the tickets, we need to select 6 of the 49 numbers. Since the order of the selected numbers is not important, we need to use the definition of a combination and thus there are  496  possible ways to select 6 of the 49 numbers.

One of these  496 possible combinations correspond to winning value, while we have 10 chances out of  496  that one of the 10 bought tickets will have the winning value.

  P(+4,999,990)=1049 6                                  =1049!6!49−6!                                  =1013,983,816                                  =56,991,908

Use the complementary rule: P(Ac)=P(not A)=1−P(A)

  P(−10)=1−P(+4,999,990)                 =1−56,991,908                ​=6,991,9036,991,908​

  First die →Second die          ↓123456123456723456783456789456789105678910116789101112.

(c).

To fill: The expected value of the game for Gladys.

The expected value of the game for Gladys is −$6.4244 .

Given information:

Gladys has a personal rule never to enter the lottery (picking 6 numbers from 1 to 49 ) until the Megabucks payoff reaches 5 million dollars. When it does reach 5 million, she always buys ten different $1 tickets.

Subtract $10 from the $5 million because Gladys has to pay for her tickets even if she wins ValueProbability−1069919036991908+499999056991908

Calculation:

The expected value (or mean) is the sum of the product of each possibility  x  with its probability  Px:

  μ​=∑xP(x)   =$4999990×56991908+(−$10)×69919036991908   =−449190806991908   =−112297701747977   =−6.4244​

Thus, expected value of the game for Gladys is −$6.4244 .

(d).

To explain: Gladys the long-term implications of her strategy.

She will most likely lose a lot of money.

Given information:

Gladys has a personal rule never to enter the lottery (picking 6 numbers from 1 to 49 ) until the Megabucks payoff reaches 5 million dollars. When it does reach 5 million, she always buys ten different $1 tickets.

Subtract $10 from the $5 million because Gladys has to pay for her tickets even if she wins ValueProbability−1069919036991908+499999056991908

Explanation:

We note that it is nearly impossible to win the 5 million dollars, because  P+4,999,990  is extremely small (that is, extremely close to 0 ).

This then implies that we are extremely likely to lose 10 dollars on each play.

The long-term implication of Gladys' strategy is then that she will most likely lose a lot of money (that is, she is expected to lose  $6.4244  per game.

Hence, she will most likely lose a lot of money.

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