SOLUTION: PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!! Counting Methods In a lottery game, a player picks six numbers from 1 to 48. If 4 of those 6 numbers match those drawn, the player wins third prize. Wha

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Question 1048760: PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!

Counting Methods
In a lottery game, a player picks six numbers from 1 to 48. If 4 of those 6 numbers match those drawn, the player wins third prize. What is the probability of winning this prize? (Give your answer as a fraction.)

Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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Assuming that the 4 winning numbers were drawn already, you need to select 2 more numbers from the remaining 44. The probability is thus
%28%28matrix%282%2C1%2C44%2C2%29%29%29%2F%28%28matrix%282%2C1%2C48%2C6%29%29%29++=1%2F12972.