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EXERCISE 8.1 · Q8

Q.A person buys a lottery ticket in 50 lotteries, in each of which his chance of winning a prize is 1100\dfrac{1}{100}. Find the probability that he will win a prize

(i) at least once
(ii) exactly once
(iii) at least twice.
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With n=50n=50 lotteries and winning probability p=1100=0.01p=\dfrac1{100}=0.01 per lottery (so q=0.99q=0.99), X∼B(50,0.01)X\sim B(50,0.01) counts the number of prizes won.

  1. At least once: P(X≥1)=1−P(X=0)=1−(0.99)50≈1−0.6050=0.3950P(X\ge1)=1-P(X=0)=1-(0.99)^{50}\approx1-0.6050=0.3950.
  2. Exactly once: P(X=1)=50C1(0.01)1(0.99)49=50×0.01×(0.99)49≈0.3056P(X=1)={}^{50}C_1(0.01)^1(0.99)^{49}=50\times0.01\times(0.99)^{49}\approx0.3056. …

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