Assignment:
Q1. You dream of someday winning the lottery (don't we all). You found out about a new lottery where the winning numbers are five different numbers between 1 and 34 inclusive. To win the lottery, you must select the correct 5 numbers in the same order in which they were drawn. According to your calculations, the probability of winning are:
- 1/33,390,720
- 1/120
- 120/33,390,720
- 1/34!
Q2. If a person is randomly selected from your home town, the probability distribution for the number x, of siblings is as described in the following table: Is this a probability distribution? Please state the reason for your answer (the requirement that was met or not met) (Hint: The answer I am looking for has to do with the sum of the numbers)
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X
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P(x)
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0
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0.24
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1
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0.29
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2
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0.24
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3
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0.12
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4
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0.06
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5
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0.03
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