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CHALLENGE

GRADE  7-8 / Age 12-14

The Final Challenge

 In a sales promotion, you are assigned a number and told you are eligible for a $10000000 prize in a drawing.  Ten million similar promotions went out to other contestants.  Later you receive a notice listing your number along with those of seven other contestants and are told that the grand-prize-winning number is in that listing.  What are your chances of winning the grand prize?

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