SOLUTION: In one lottery a player wins the jackpot by matching all five numbers drawn from white balls (1-44) and matching the number on the gold ball(1-32) What is the probability of winnin

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Question 1006116: In one lottery a player wins the jackpot by matching all five numbers drawn from white balls (1-44) and matching the number on the gold ball(1-32) What is the probability of winning the jackpot?
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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This ca be found by finding 44 chosen 5 at a time times 1/32.
That would be
44! / (44-5)!(5!) * 32 =
1 chance in 34,752,256