document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1158085>Question 1158085</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Finite Mathematics: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A lottery draws 5 numbers out of 45, and the order doesn't matter.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) How many ways can this be done? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) A player chooses 5 numbers. What is the probability that the player wins the lottery? (Enter your probability as a fraction.) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #801751 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=CubeyThePenguin><B>CubeyThePenguin(3113)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=CubeyThePenguin><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=CubeyThePenguin><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=801751\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Order doesn't matter, so this can be done in 45 choose 5 = 1,221,759 ways.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It takes a 1 in 1,221,759 chance to win. </SPAN>\n" );
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