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In a certains lottery 10,000 tickets are sold and ten equal prizes are awarded. What Is the probability of not getting a prize if you buy (a) one ticket (b) two tikets (c) 10 tickets.

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(a) `999/1000`, (b) `(""^(9990)C_(2))/(""^(10000)C_(2))`, (c) `(""^(9990)C_(10))/(""^(10000)C_(10))`
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