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I would like to know and be interested to see how you calculate:

The probability of winning a lottery with 5 numbers in any order between 1 a 50 AND two numbes betwen 1 - 11

The probability of winning a lottery with 5 numbers in any order between 1 and 49 AND 1 number between 1 and 10.

THEN: the impact on probability by buying 1 or more extra tickets

Thanking you in advance

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    I would like to know how *you* calculate these numbers. How far can you get? Where do you get stuck?2012-02-19
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    Since the probability of winning a lottery jackpot by buying one ticket is so low, the probability of winning with a small number $n$ of tickets will be approximately $n$ times as high, providing you do not deliberately have the same set of numbers.2012-02-19

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