document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=35136>Question 35136</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #21343 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><B>longjonsilver(2297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=longjonsilver><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=21343\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> OK you pick 4 numbers from 40 choices. What is the probability of those appearing?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First number picked being one of yours = 4/40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Second number picked being one of yours = 3/39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Third number picked being one of yours = 2/38<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Fourth number picked being your last  DISABLED_event_one=  1/37\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+P%28winning+the+lottery%29+=+%284%2F40%29%2A%283%2F39%29%2A%282%2F38%29%2A%281%2F37%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+P%28winning+the+lottery%29+=+%284%2F40%29%2A%283%2F39%29%2A%282%2F38%29%2A%281%2F37%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+P%28winning+the+lottery%29+=+%281%2F10%29%2A%281%2F13%29%2A%281%2F19%29%2A%281%2F37%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+P%28winning+the+lottery%29+=+%281%2F10%29%2A%281%2F13%29%2A%281%2F19%29%2A%281%2F37%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "is whatever..you work it out.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "jon. </SPAN>\n" );
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