In a state lottery, a player selects ten different numbers between 1 and 60 inclusive. If those ten numbers are drawn in the lottery, the player wins millions of dollars. Nguyen is considering buying a ticket, and his friend Brad suggests, "Why don't you pick 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10?" Nguyen replies, "Are you kidding? Those will never come up!" Brad comes back, "They have just as good a chance as anything else!" Is Brad's claim true or false?

A. True
B. False

Question

In a state lottery, a player selects ten different numbers between 1 and 60 inclusive. If those ten numbers are drawn in the lottery, the player wins millions of dollars. Nguyen is considering buying a ticket, and his friend Brad suggests, "Why don't you pick 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10?" Nguyen replies, "Are you kidding? Those will never come up!" Brad comes back, "They have just as good a chance as anything else!" Is Brad's claim true or false?

A. True
B. False

anonymous · Answer

A. True right?