12. A Powerball lottery ticket costs $1. For each ticket you are asked mark your
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12. A Powerball lottery ticket costs $1. For each ticket you are asked mark your choice of numbers in two boxes displayed as follows: 1C 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 cash 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 annuity 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 Pick 1 EP 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 Table 1: Picking your numbers You are asked to select five numbers from the top box and one from the bottom box. The latter number is called the "Powerball". If you check EP (Easy Pick) at the top of either box, the computer will make the selections for you. You also must select "cash" or "annuity" to determine how the jackpot will be paid should you win. In what follows, we will refer to a particular selection of five plus one numbers as a "pick." Every Wednesday and Saturday night at 10:59 p.m. Eastern Time, lottery officials draw five white balls out of a drum with 49 balls and one red ball from a drum with 42 red balls. Players win prizes when the numbers on theirExplanation / Answer
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Based on the given information:
1) 5 white balls and the red ball (Jackpot)
2) 5 white balls but not the red ball ($100,000)
3) 4 white balls and the red ball ($5,000)
4) 4 white balls but not the red ball ($100)
5) 3 white balls and the red ball ($100)
6) 3 white balls but not the red ball ($7)
7) 2 white balls and the red ball ($7)
8) 1 white ball and the red ball ($4)
9) 0 white ball and the red ball ($3)
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