What is the probability to strike the first prize of Singapore Sweep? 3 million tickets are available for every draw, only one ticket will strike the 1st prize. Is it the probability will be calculated 1 / 3 million?
2006-12-28 01:21:21 · 4 answers · asked by WilliamC 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
yes, it is 1/ 3 million or 1 chance in 3 million
2006-12-28 01:25:02 · answer #1 · answered by James O only logical answer D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably 1 chance in 5 millions. There are stories of duplicated numbers floating about. Tale for example, if all numbers begining with 1 and 2 are duplicated then there are 5 million tickets. If the system is rigged so the ones starting with 0 have better probability then we been conned.
2006-12-28 21:56:00 · answer #2 · answered by unnga 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes it is 1 in 3 billion
2006-12-28 10:19:51 · answer #3 · answered by a_math_guy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah..you can increase your chances by buying many tickets
2006-12-29 02:11:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋