SOLUTION: In a certain lottery you must select 6 numbers out of 33 to win. a) How many ways can 6 numbers be chosen outta 33 B) Whats the prob of winning after purchasing one ticket

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Question 601561: In a certain lottery you must select 6 numbers out of 33 to win.
a) How many ways can 6 numbers be chosen outta 33
B) Whats the prob of winning after purchasing one ticket

Im stuck at =33/(33-6)!6!
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In a certain lottery you must select 6 numbers out of 33 to win.
a) How many ways can 6 numbers be chosen out of 33?
Ans: 33C6 = 1,107,568
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B) What is the prob of winning after purchasing one ticket?
Ans: Only one of the sets of 6 numbers is the winning set.
Ans: 1/1,107,568
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Save your money.
Cheers,
Stan H.
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