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Charles
Retired Nuclear Physicist
Probability - Consecutive Numbers?
It has been said that in a lottery, the chances of having six consecutive numbers (such as 1,2,3,4,5,6) chosen as the winning numbers is exactly the same as having completely random numbers being selected (such as 6, 13, 22, 28, 36, 53).
But consider this: If you calculate the probability that any three numbers will be consecutive, or that any four numbers will be consecutive... or that any six numbers will be consecutive, the probability is much less than if completely random numbers had been drawn.
Can someone please “crunch” the statistics? What is the probability of winning the lottery by choosing 6 numbers out of 53. What is the probability that the numbers (1,2,3,4,5,6) will be drawn? What is the probability that six consecutive numbers will be randomly drawn?
3 AnswersMathematics8 years ago