OpenStax, Contemporary Mathematics §3.9 Scientific Notation · Example 13 · Arithmetic · Exponents & roots

Scientific Notation · Example 13

The probability of winning the Mega Millions lottery is published as $3.304693 \times 1 0^{- 9}$ . The probability of being hit by lightning is approximated to be $2 \times 1 0^{- 6}$ . How many times more likely are you to be hit by lightning than win the Mega Millions?

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OpenStax, Contemporary Mathematics · §3.9 Scientific Notation · Example 13

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