document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=390516>Question 390516</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Out of seven random numbers what are the odds of finding numbers that add up to eighteen? How is this calculated? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #276920 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><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=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=276920\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I will assume a random number to be any number from 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "That said, the number of ways of getting seven random numbers that add up to 18 is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24C6+=+24%21%2F%286%2118%21%29+=+134596 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24C6+=+24%21%2F%286%2118%21%29+=+134596\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  The total number of 7 digit random numbers, assuming repetition, is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%5E7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%5E7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore the odds of finding numbers that add up to eighteen is 134,596/(10,000,000 -  134,596), or 134,596:9,865,404.   </SPAN>\n" );
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