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Louisiana students learn long odds against gamblers
Louisiana schools teach the mathematics of chance to show students the slim odds of lottery and casino wins. The Harvard developed curriculum, first used in eight parishes, contrasts 1 in 80 million Powerball odds with 1 in 2 million lightning deaths and 1 in 6 million bee stings.
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