Suppose you have a 1/10 chance of winning with a scratch-off lottery ticket. If you buy 5 tickets, what is the probability of winning with all 5?

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meghant11 · Answer

1/10 is not one of my options a)1/1000 b)1/100 c)1/10,000 d)1/100,000

rebeccaxhawaii · Answer

Also lets please refrain from giving direct answers instead we should explain and let the person with the question give you the answer. This ensures they understand.

rebeccaxhawaii · Answer

The probability of ALL 5 winning the lottery.

rebeccaxhawaii · Answer

Therefore multiply 1/10^5

jigglypuff314 · Answer

(1/10)^5
= (1/10) * (1/10) * (1/10) * (1/10) * (1/10)

rebeccaxhawaii · Answer

^^^

rebeccaxhawaii · Answer

That would be your probability.

mjdennis · Answer

To win with ticket #1 is 1/10, to win with #1 AND #2 is (1/10)^2, so too win with all 5 is...