SOLUTION: a lottery game is set up so that each player chooses six different numbers from 1 to 15. if the six numbers match the six numbers drawn in the lottery, the player wins (or shares)

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Question 181528: a lottery game is set up so that each player chooses six different numbers from 1 to 15. if the six numbers match the six numbers drawn in the lottery, the player wins (or shares) the top cash prize. what is the probablility of winning the prize with 50 prizes with 50 different lottery tickets?
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a lottery game is set up so that each player chooses six different numbers from 1 to 15. if the six numbers match the six numbers drawn in the lottery, the player wins (or shares) the top cash prize. what is the probablility of winning the prize with 50 prizes with 50 different lottery tickets?
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I assume there is only one top prize. You have not described fully the
described the conditions for winning some of the other prizes.
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Are we to understand that the only way to Not win is prize is to select
6 numbers, none of which is one of the 6 winning numbers?
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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