In the Numbers Game, a state lottery, four numbers are drawn with replacement from an urn containing balls numbered 0-9, inclusive. Find the probability that a ticket holder has the indicated winning ticket. (Enter your answer to three decimal places.)
Three digits in exact order.

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In the Numbers Game, a state lottery, four numbers are drawn with replacement from an urn containing balls numbered 0-9, inclusive. Find the probability that a ticket holder has the indicated winning ticket. (Enter your answer to three decimal places.)
Three digits in exact order.

lastdaywork · Answer

"Three digits in exact order."
What does this statement imply ??

anonymous · Answer

for eg. if the draw comes out as 1234,  the winning tickets can be 123x , x234,or 1234 .(where x is any number
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lastdaywork · Answer

1x34 & 12x4 are not allowed, right ?

anonymous · Answer

yes they are not allowed

lastdaywork · Answer

P(E) = P(first 3 digits matches) + P(last 3 digits matches) - P(all 4 digits matches)

anonymous · Answer

can yo plese give me the exact answer?

lastdaywork · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

ok thanks mate :) i will try .

lastdaywork · Answer

You're welcome :)