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kisha213
Dec 1, 2013, 06:23 PM
A certain state's lottery game, LOTTO, is set up so that each player pays $1 per ticket and chooses six different numbers between 1 and 20 inclusive. If the six numbers chosen match the six numbers drawn, the player wins the grand prize.

If a person buys one LOTTO ticket, what is his probability of winning the grand price?

ebaines
Dec 2, 2013, 07:39 AM
Hint - this has to do with combinations - in this case the number of possible combinations of 6 items selected from 20. What does your text say about calculating combinations?