document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=250330>Question 250330</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> in the lottery there are 9 balls, numbered 1-9, in each of the three bins. one ball will be selected from each bin. what are the odds of the numbers 2,3, & 4 being pulled IN THAT ORDER? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #185129 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><B>drk(1908)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=185129\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There is only 1 way to get 2,3,4 in that order. The total number of ways for the 3 balls is 9*8*7 = 504.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, success = 1, total = 504, fail = 503.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "odds = success / failure, so 1:503.<BR>\n" );
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