SOLUTION: In a certain lottery game, players choose a set of 6 distinct numbers from the numbers 1 through 50 in the hopes that your selection will match the set selected randomly by the lot

Question 742274: In a certain lottery game, players choose a set of 6 distinct numbers from the numbers 1 through 50 in the hopes that your selection will match the set selected randomly by the lottery officials. How many number combinations are possible if the order of the numbers is unimportant?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In a certain lottery game, players choose a set of 6 distinct numbers from the numbers 1 through 50 in the hopes that your selection will match the set selected randomly by the lottery officials. How many number combinations are possible if the order of the numbers is unimportant?
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Ans: 50C6 = 15,890,700
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More reason to save your money.
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Stan H.
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