SOLUTION: In the Philippine lotto system, wherein a bet consists of choosing any 6 numbers (in no particular order) from 1 to 42, how many possible bets can be made?

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Question 1009025: In the Philippine lotto system, wherein a bet consists of choosing any 6 numbers (in no particular order) from 1 to 42, how many possible bets can be made?
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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42 chosen 6 at a time can be found by
42! / (42-6)!*6! = 5245786 possible bets