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In a lottery game, a player picks six numbers from 1 to 48. If 4 of those 6 numbers match those drawn, the player wins third prize. What is the probability o
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Question 1061914: Lottery mathematics
In a lottery game, a player picks six numbers from 1 to 48. If 4 of those 6 numbers match those drawn, the player wins third prize. What is the probability of winning this prize? (Give your answer as a fraction.) Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! In a lottery game, a player picks six numbers from 1 to 48. If 4 of those 6 numbers match those drawn, the player wins third prize. What is the probability of winning this prize? (Give your answer as a fraction.
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# of groups of 6 numbers:: 48C6
# of winning groups of 6 numbers:: 1
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# of sets of 4 numbers in the winning set:: 6C4
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P(getting a winning set of 4) = (6C4)/(48C6) = 0.000001222...
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Recommendation::
Save your money.
Cheers,
Stan H.
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