Once a woman won​ $1 million in a​ scratch-off game from a lottery. Some years​ later, she won​ $1 million in another​ scratch-off game. In the first​ game, she beat odds of 1 in 4.2 million to win. In the​ second, she beat odds of 1 in 505,600.   ​(a) What is the probability that an individual would win​ $1 million in both games if they bought one​ scratch-off ticket from each​ game? ​(b) What is the probability that an individual would win​ $1 million twice in the second​ scratch-off game? ​(a) The probability that an individual would win​ $1 million in both games if they bought one​ scratch-off ticket from each game is nothing. ​(Use scientific notation. Use the multiplication symbol in the math palette as needed. Round to the nearest tenth as​ needed.)

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Once a woman won​ $1 million in a​ scratch-off game from a lottery. Some years​ later, she won​ $1 million in another​ scratch-off game. In the first​ game, she beat odds of 1 in
4.2
million to win. In the​ second, she beat odds of 1 in
505,600.
 
​(a) What is the probability that an individual would win​ $1 million in both games if they bought one​ scratch-off ticket from each​ game?
​(b) What is the probability that an individual would win​ $1 million twice in the second​ scratch-off game?
​(a) The probability that an individual would win​ $1 million in both games if they bought one​ scratch-off ticket from each game is
nothing.
​(Use scientific notation. Use the multiplication symbol in the math palette as needed. Round to the nearest tenth as​ needed.)
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