SOLUTION: Determine the probability of winning the florida lottery. Assume there are 5 numbers each of which can have a value from 1 to 53. No repeats are allowed

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Question 626670: Determine the probability of winning the florida lottery. Assume there are 5 numbers each of which can have a value from 1 to 53. No repeats are allowed
Answer by fcabanski(1391) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are 53 choices for the first number, 52 for the second, 51 for the third, 50 for the fourth and 49 for the fifth.


That means there are a total of 53*52*51*50*49=344,362,200 possible combinations.


The probability of one selection winning is 1/344,362,200=2.9 x 10^-9 approx. (2.9x10^-7 %)


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