The California Lottery's Super Lotto Plus Game Involves Picking Five

question 42

Multiple Choice

The California Lottery's Super Lotto Plus game involves picking five numbers between 1 and 47.There are 1,533,939 different ways that five numbers could be picked, and 571,341 different ways to pick at least one pair of consecutive numbers in this lottery game.What is the probability a person playing this game picks at least one pair of consecutive numbers?

• A) 0.3725
• B) 2.684564
• C) 0.0213
• D) 0.47

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Definitions:

N-Methylacetamide

An organic compound used as a solvent and in the synthesis of other compounds, featuring an acetamide group substituted with a methyl group.

Secondary Amide

An amide derived from an acid by replacement of the hydroxyl group by an amino group, where the nitrogen atom is bonded to two carbon atoms.

Primary Amide

Organic compounds containing the functional group -CONH2 attached to a primary alkyl or aryl group.

γ-Butyrolactam

A cyclic amide consisting of a four-carbon ring, used in organic synthesis and pharmaceuticals.