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Question 269453: In a certain lottery game, 54 numbers are randomly mixed and 6 are selected. A person must pick all 6 numbers to win. Order is not important. What is the probability of winning?
Answer by drk(1908) About Me  (Show Source):
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The probability of winning is
6 factorial / (54c6) or 2.7878 x 10^(-5)