SOLUTION: Let us assume a lottery draws 6 balls with numbers on them. Each ball can be numbered from 1-10. How do we calculate these odds?

Question 549971: Let us assume a lottery draws 6 balls with numbers on them. Each ball can be numbered from 1-10. How do we calculate these odds?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let us assume a lottery draws 6 balls with numbers on them. Each ball can be numbered from 1-10. How do we calculate these odds?
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# of sets of 6 numbers: 10C6 = 210
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# of winning sets: 1
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P(win) = 1/210
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P(lose) = 209/210
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Odds of winning: 1:209
Odds of losing: 209:1
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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