document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=85849>Question 85849</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please throughly explain how to solve this problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To win the Lotto in the state of Alabama, one must correctly select 6 numbers from a collection of 49 (1 through 49). This order in which the selection is made does not matter. How many different selections are possible?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #62037 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley75><B>checkley75(3666)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley75><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=62037\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> TO CHOICES FOR SELECTING THE FIRST NUMBER IS 49.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THE SECOND IS 48 CHOICES.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THE THIRD IS 47 CHOICES.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THE FOURTH IS 46 CHOICES.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ETC.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THUS WE HAVE:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "49*48*47*46*45*44~1.0068347*10^10 COMBINATIONS OF NUMBERS. </SPAN>\n" );
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