SOLUTION: You want to play a lottery that uses balls numbered 1 to 50. You have to get five numbers correct, but the order doesn't matter. What is your probability of winning?

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Question 416883: You want to play a lottery that uses balls numbered 1 to 50. You have to get five numbers correct, but the order doesn't matter. What is your probability of winning?
Answer by sudhanshu_kmr(1152) About Me  (Show Source):
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total no. of ways to get 5 numbers from 50 = 50C5

probability = 1 /50C5