SOLUTION: If a lottery game was based on choosing 6 numbers from the integers 1 - 48, what is the probability of choosing the numbers for the winning jackpot?
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Question 1136357: If a lottery game was based on choosing 6 numbers from the integers 1 - 48, what is the probability of choosing the numbers for the winning jackpot?
Answer by math_helper(2461) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If those 6 numbers are distinct (as most lotteries are):
P(win) = (6/48) * (5/47) * (4/46) * (3/45) * (2/44) * (1/43) =
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