Question

Use the Counting Principle to find the probability. choosing the 8 winning lottery numbers when the numbers are chosen at random from 0 to 9

Answer 1

10 choose 8?

Answer 2

that should be how many ways there are to choose 8 from 10; which would make the totality of the set; and there is only 1 way to choose the correct numbers in a specific order

Answer 3

wait, can the numbers be used more than once?

Answer 4

i spose it would be helpful if i actually knew the rules to playing a lottery

Answer 5

^^Hahaha True
Well I Have A Multiple Choice Witch Are
A: 1/10,000,000
B: 1/1,000,000,000
C: 1/100,000,00
D: 1/43,046,721

Answer 6

Those Are Fractions By The Way.

Answer 7

yeah, i think we can rule out the 2!/10!

Answer 8

10^8 is the under most likely

Answer 9

i think you missed a zero on C

Answer 10

Haha Yes I Did Sorry..

Answer 11

the probability of picking a correct number in any position is 1/10

10P8 1/10^8 aint an option so im gonna make my best guess as C :)

Answer 12

Haha! (: Okay Thanks! Dat Actually Really Helped! I Was So Confused On Dis Question (:

Answer 13

another way to look at it is:

from 00000000 to 99999999 there are 100000000 different ways; and only 1 is right

Answer 14

OMG! I Get It Now! Dat Makes It Alot Easier! (((((:

Answer 15

lol