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Lotto!?

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

lotto
Kelly S asked:


A lottery is set up in which players pick six numbers from the set 1, 2, 3, … , 39, 40. How many different ways are there to play this lottery? (In this game the order in which the numbers are picked does NOT matter.)

Anki

Tags: Lottery, Lotto, Many Different Ways

How many Lotto tickets would I have to buy in order to have a fair chance at winning?

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

lotto
l3en asked:


Estimate for like an average lotto, for a 1 in 10 chance.

Shirley-Ann
 

How many Lotto tickets would I have to buy in order to have a fair chance at winning?

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