Tim Horton’s Roll up the Rim cups have a 1 in 6 chance of winning a...
Tim Horton’s Roll up the Rim cups have a 1 in 6 chance of winning a prize. If you buy 50 cups what is the probability that:
a) You will win no prize
b) You will win exactly 1 prize
c) You will four or fewer prizes.
(Assume there are enough cups in the world that the probability of winning is independent on past cups.)
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