{"id":436,"date":"2023-02-01T00:04:18","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T00:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/ct-state-quantitative-reasoning\/chapter\/calculating-the-odds-of-an-event\/"},"modified":"2023-02-01T00:04:18","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T00:04:18","slug":"calculating-the-odds-of-an-event","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/ct-state-quantitative-reasoning\/chapter\/calculating-the-odds-of-an-event\/","title":{"raw":"Why It Matters: Probability","rendered":"Why It Matters: Probability"},"content":{"raw":"\n

Why learn how to compute probability?<\/h2>\nAccording to the news, the lottery jackpot is climbing by the hour.  Long lines of dreamers are forming wherever lottery tickets are sold.  While you don\u2019t usually buy lottery tickets, it is getting tempting.  Just imagine what you could do with $100 million dollars.  Perhaps you could retire early or never even go to work.  Maybe buy a rare fancy car.  All you need to do is pick the correct numbers, and the jackpot is all yours!\n\n\"Image<\/a>\n\nIt sounds easy enough; just six simple numbers.  But how likely are you to win?  And could you increase the likelihood of winning by purchasing more lottery tickets?\n

\"Image<\/a><\/p>\nTo answer these questions, you need to know about permutations and combinations.  So learn about them as you complete this module, and then we\u2019ll return to the lottery at the end.  Then you\u2019ll be able to decide whether you want to stand in line to purchase a ticket.\n","rendered":"

Why learn how to compute probability?<\/h2>\n

According to the news, the lottery jackpot is climbing by the hour.  Long lines of dreamers are forming wherever lottery tickets are sold.  While you don\u2019t usually buy lottery tickets, it is getting tempting.  Just imagine what you could do with $100 million dollars.  Perhaps you could retire early or never even go to work.  Maybe buy a rare fancy car.  All you need to do is pick the correct numbers, and the jackpot is all yours!<\/p>\n

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It sounds easy enough; just six simple numbers.  But how likely are you to win?  And could you increase the likelihood of winning by purchasing more lottery tickets?<\/p>\n

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To answer these questions, you need to know about permutations and combinations.  So learn about them as you complete this module, and then we\u2019ll return to the lottery at the end.  Then you\u2019ll be able to decide whether you want to stand in line to purchase a ticket.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t

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