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Our lottery in New Zealand has 40 numbers which you are required to select the six drawn numbers. How many possible combinations are there. In other words what are the odds of winning.

 Jul 11, 2016
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1/40C6

3838380 = 3.83838e6

 

1/3838383

 Jul 11, 2016
edited by Guest  Jul 11, 2016
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  40

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      6

 

 

= (40x39x38x37x36x35) / (6!)

=(40x39x38x37x36x35) / (6x5x4x3x2x1)

 Jul 11, 2016

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