SOLUTION: A state lottery game requires a person to select 6 different numbers from 38 numbers. The order of the selection is not important. In how many ways can this be done?

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Question 931594: A state lottery game requires a person to select 6 different numbers from 38 numbers. The order of the selection is not important. In how many ways can this be done?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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A state lottery game requires a person to select 6 different numbers from 38 numbers. The order of the selection is not important. In how many ways can this be done?
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Ans: 38C6 = (38*37*36*35*34*33)/(1*2*3*4*5*6) = 2,760,681
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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