SOLUTION: Find the probability of winning the lottery according to the given rules. (a)you must correctly select 6 out of 51 numbers. the order of the numbers is not important. (b)you must

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Question 426332: Find the probability of winning the lottery according to the given rules.
(a)you must correctly select 6 out of 51 numbers. the order of the numbers is not important.
(b)you must correctly select 3 numbers, each from 0 to 9. the order of the numbers is important.

Answer by sudhanshu_kmr(1152) About Me  (Show Source):
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(a) probability = 1 / [51C6]


(b) probability = (1/10)*(1/9)*(1/8)
= 1/720