Question

an instant lottery game gives you probability .02 of winning on any one play. Plays are indpendent of each other. If you play 5 times, what is the probability that you win at least once.

Answer 1

To determine <I>"either-or"</I> probabilities, you <I>add</I> the probabilities of the individual events. Since the probabilities of each event are the same, you could multiply by 5.

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Answer 2

For <I>either-or</I> probability, you <I>add</I> the probabilities of the individual events. Since all the probabilities are the same, you can just multiply the probaiblity by 5.

I hope this helps. Thanks for asking.