document.write( "Question 278202: A lottery is run using balls labeled 1 - 100. To win you must pick the seven balls chosen
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A lottery is run using balls labeled 1 - 100. To win you must pick the seven balls chosen
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\n" ); document.write( "There is one set of seven balls that wins
\n" ); document.write( "There are 100C7 = 16007560800 sets of seven balls possible.
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\n" ); document.write( "The probability of getting that set of seven balls is
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\n" ); document.write( "That answer is not exactly correct. My calculator only shows
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