Jennie purchased 5 of the 200 tickets at the raffle. There will be two drawings for a prize. What is the probability that Jennie will win both of the prizes

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thelittlemerpmaid · Answer

10/200
simplify the fraction and that's your answer

danjs · Answer

the first one has 200 total to choose from
the second one has 199 to choose from

thelittlemerpmaid · Answer

wait i did that wrong didnt i xD

danjs · Answer

Probability of the first draw, 5/200, if she wins, the probability of the second draw will be 4/199

so what is both together, winning 2 draws in a row?

jjuden · Answer

4/199

jjuden · Answer

1/40

jjuden · Answer

both are correct

danjs · Answer

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danjs · Answer

http://www.mathsisfun.com/combinatorics/combinations-permutations.html That shoudl help