document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=118212>Question 118212</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In the lottery there are 54 numbers to choose from.  You have to choose 6 numbers.  Wouldn't there only be 324 different combinations that could win? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "There is really only one \"combination\" of numbers that can win.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "But there are 6! = 720 different \"permutations\" of that set of<BR>\n" );
document.write( "winning numbers.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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