SOLUTION: A state lottery consists of drawing 4 numbers from the first 40 positive intergers. Find the probabilty of winning the lottery? I seriously am stunned by this question. I tried to

Question 35136: A state lottery consists of drawing 4 numbers from the first 40 positive intergers. Find the probabilty of winning the lottery? I seriously am stunned by this question. I tried to understand it but it made no sense to me. How do you solve this?
Answer by longjonsilver(2297) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
OK you pick 4 numbers from 40 choices. What is the probability of those appearing?

First number picked being one of yours = 4/40
Second number picked being one of yours = 3/39
Third number picked being one of yours = 2/38
Fourth number picked being your last DISABLED_event_one= 1/37

So,

is whatever..you work it out.

jon.
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