lottery probability
Message posted by Doris on December 1, 1999 at 12:00 AM (ET)

If I buy a lottery, the prob. to get the 1st prize is 1/no. of possible combination.

But if I get a lottery ticket on the street and the lottery had result already been condcuted.

Is the probability of getting the 1st prize is 0/5 ? because the ticket either win or loss ?

Am I right? or have other argument ?

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Re: lottery probability
Message posted by JG on December 2, 1999 at 12:00 AM (ET)