document.write( "Question 1109756: To win the lottery in a certain state you must correctly select 7 distinct numbers from a collection of 41 numbers (1 through 41). You will win if your numbers match the winning numbers in any order. What is the probability of winning the lottery? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #724708 by jorel1380(3719)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 7 numbers chosen from 41 is the same as 41 choose 7, or 22481940 possibilities. Therefore, the probability of matching all 7 numbers is 1/22,481,940 \n" ); document.write( "☺☺☺☺ \n" ); document.write( " |