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Old 3rd March 2012, 01:57 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by Ziggurat View Post
That question is exactly equivalent to your first question, with the ten attempts in one draw being the same as one attempt in one draw with 10x the chance.
Are you saying that having 38,383,800 attempts in 1 draw (guaranteeing a win) is equivelent to 1 attempt in 38,383,800 different draws?
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