SOLUTION: In the Lotto 6/42, a 6-number combination is drawn form a lot of numbers from 1 to 42 at random. How many 6-number combinations are possible in this lotto?

Question 1156748: In the Lotto 6/42, a 6-number combination is drawn form a lot of numbers from 1 to 42 at random. How many 6-number combinations are possible in this lotto?
Answer by ikleyn(52803) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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If I remember correctly from my childhood years, this lottery is with no repetition.


What I do not remember, is if the order is important or not.



If the order is important, then the number under the question is

    42*41*40*39*38*37.



If the order is not important, then the number is the number of combinations

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Solved.

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On Combinations, see introductory lessons
    - Introduction to Combinations
    - PROOF of the formula on the number of Combinations
    - Problems on Combinations
    - OVERVIEW of lessons on Permutations and Combinations
in this site.

Also, you have this free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-II in this site
    - ALGEBRA-II - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK.

The referred lessons are the part of this online textbook under the topic "Combinatorics: Combinations and permutations".

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