SOLUTION: In a state's pick 3 lottery game, you pay $1.28 to select a sequence of three digits, such as 244. If you select the same sequence of three digits that are drawn, you win and coll

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Question 745888: In a state's pick 3 lottery game, you pay $1.28 to select a sequence of three digits, such as 244. If you select the same sequence of three digits that are drawn, you win and collect $413.92. How many difference selections are possible?
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In a state's pick 3 lottery game, you pay $1.28 to select a sequence of three digits, such as 244. If you select the same sequence of three digits that are drawn, you win and collect $413.92. How many different selections are possible?
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# of 3-digit sequences without repetition: 10*9*8 = 720
Cheers,
Stan H.
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