document.write( "Question 1007468: In one lottery a player wins the jackpot by matching all 5 numbers drawn from white balls 1-41 and matching the number on the gold ball ( 1-35). What is the probability of winning the jackpot? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #623395 by fractalier(6550)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! You can find this probability by multiplying 41 chosen 5 at a time by the 1 in 35 chance of getting the gold ball...so we get \n" ); document.write( "(41!)/(41-5)!(5!) = 749398 \n" ); document.write( "times \n" ); document.write( "35 \n" ); document.write( "equals \n" ); document.write( "26,228,930 \n" ); document.write( "Thus your chances of hitting it are 1 in 26,228,930. \n" ); document.write( " |