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Forty-four states. Washington D.C., and the Virgin Islands have joined for the Mega Millions lottery game. For this game the player selects five white balls numbered from 1 to 70, inclusive, plus a single gold Mega Ball numbered from 1 to 25, inclusive. There are several different prize options including the following.
(a) What is the
(b) What is the probability of matching five white balls but not the Mega Ball and winning $1,000,000’?
(c) What is the probability of matching four white balls plus the Mega Ball and winning $10,000?
(d) What is the probability of matching four white balls but not the Mega Ball and winning $500?
(e) What is the probability of matching the Mega Ball only and winning $2?
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