A certain lottery consists of selecting five different numbered balls from numbered 1 to 15 white balls and one from 1 to 14 gol
d Mega balls. A player wins the jackpot by matching all five numbers drawn from white balls (1 through 15) and matching the number on the gold Mega Ball (1 through 14). What is the probability of winning the jackpot?
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Answer:
Part a) Exactly values
The width of the rectangle is
The length of the rectangle is
Part b) Approximately values
The width of the rectangle is
The length of the rectangle is
Step-by-step explanation:
see the attached figure to better understand the problem
we know that
The area of rectangle is equal to
we have
substitute the values in the formula
so
Solve for x
Divide by 4 both sides
square root both sides
The solution is the positive value
therefore
<em>Exactly values</em>
<em>Approximately values</em>
