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Question 495178: a state lottery involves the random selection of six different numbers between 1 and 24. if you select one six number combination, what is the probability that it will be the winning combinations?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a state lottery involves the random selection of six different numbers between 1 and 24. if you select one six number combination, what is the probability that it will be the winning combinations?
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# of 6-number combinations: 24C6 = 134,596
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# of winning combinations: 1
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P(winning combination) = 1/134,596
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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