SOLUTION: to win at LOTTO in one state, one must correctly select 4 numbers from a collection of 61 numbers (1-61) the order of the selections do not matter. how many possible selections are

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Question 965576: to win at LOTTO in one state, one must correctly select 4 numbers from a collection of 61 numbers (1-61) the order of the selections do not matter. how many possible selections are there?
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
FIRST NUMBER CAN BE ONE OF 61
SECOND NUMBER CAN BE 1 OF 60
ETC.
61*60*59*58=12,524,520,000,000 POSSIBLE SELECTIONS ANS.