Winning the Lottery: Probability of 3 Friends Winning

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Hi everyone,
There is a lottery where in every 100 tickets 10 of them must win. Now, me and my friends want to try. We are 6 and we wish to play such that at least 3 of us win. Can anyone help me and tell me what is the probability that this happen?
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Hey kthouz.

Do you mean that you are buying 6 tickets in total and want to find the probability that 3 tickets will come up as a winning ticket?
 
chiro said:
Hey kthouz.

Do you mean that you are buying 6 tickets in total and want to find the probability that 3 tickets will come up as a winning ticket?
Yes that's what I mean