SOLUTION: Good evening, I am having trouble trying to do this problem correctly: If I purchase a pick 5 lottery ticket and the numbers go from 1 to 75, what are the odds of me picking

Question 943059: Good evening,
I am having trouble trying to do this problem correctly:
If I purchase a pick 5 lottery ticket and the numbers go from 1 to 75, what are the odds of me picking the correct five numbers? I know this sounds simple but I just cannot fully grasp it. Thank you so much for your assistance.
Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
75C5 = 17259390 possible subsets of five numbers to pick, only one wins

Odds of losing:winning are 17259389:1
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