document.write( "Question 1006995: In the 6/48 lottery game a player selects six numbers from 1 to 48. What is the probability of selecting at least five of the six winning numbers? (Round your answer to seven decimal places.) \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #623040 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! It is two parts: \n" ); document.write( "probability of selecting 5 numbers, and that can be done 6 different ways \n" ); document.write( "(6/48)(5/47)(4/46)(3/45)(2/44)(42/43)*5=30240/768303360 \n" ); document.write( "All 6, which would have the same denominator, but numerator would be 6*5*4*3*2*1=720 \n" ); document.write( "Add them: 30960/768303360= \n" ); document.write( "0.0000403 \n" ); document.write( " |