SOLUTION: State and multi-state lotteries are common in the U.S. To win a typical lottery, you must match 6 numbers between 1 and 40. How many different combinations are possible? What does

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Question 85182: State and multi-state lotteries are common in the U.S. To win a typical lottery, you must match 6 numbers between 1 and 40. How many different combinations are possible? What does that say about the chances of winning the lottery?

Answer by scianci(186) About Me  (Show Source):
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You want the value of C(40 , 6) = 40%21%2F%28%286%21%29%2834%21%29%29. This is equivalent to

or (10)(13)(19)(37)(6)(7) = 3,838,380. This means that the probability of winning is 1 out of 3,838,380