Probability and Combinations in Lotteries

Probability and Combinations in Lotteries

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

7th - 12th Grade

Hard

CCSS
7.SP.C.7B, 7.SP.C.7A

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sophia Harris

FREE Resource

Standards-aligned

CCSS.7.SP.C.7B
,
CCSS.7.SP.C.7A
This video tutorial explains the probability of winning a state lottery by selecting 6 different numbers from 1 to 44. It covers the use of combinations to calculate the probability of winning with one ticket and with 2,000 tickets. The tutorial demonstrates the calculation process both manually and using a calculator, and expresses the probability as a fraction, decimal, and percentage. The video highlights the very low probability of winning the lottery, even with multiple tickets.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In a state lottery, how many different numbers does a player choose from?

6

50

44

10

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the formula for calculating combinations?

N choose R = R! / N!

N choose R = N! / (N-R)! R!

N choose R = N! / R!

N choose R = (N-R)! / N!

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the total number of ways to choose 6 numbers from 44?

7,059,052

1,764,763

6

44

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.C.7A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is the probability of winning with one ticket expressed as a fraction?

1/1,764,763

1/6

1/44

1/7,059,052

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the probability of winning with one ticket expressed as a percentage?

0.1417%

0.01417%

0.001417%

0.00001417%

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.C.7B

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the probability of winning with one ticket expressed as a decimal?

0.001417

0.0001417

0.00001417

0.0000001417

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many favorable ways are there to win with 2,000 tickets?

2,000

1

7,059,052

44

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.C.7B

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