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document.write( "Repetition is not allowed on lottery tickets, so there are <BR>\n" );
document.write( "30C6 = 593,775 different 6-number sets.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Prob of winning with 1 ticket = 1/593,775<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Prob of winning with 100 tickets = 100/593,775 = 1/5938\r<BR>\n" );
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