A state lottery involves the random selection of six different numbers between 1 and 27. If you select one six number combination, what is the probability that it will be the winning combination?

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A state lottery involves the random selection of six different numbers between 1 and 27. If you select one six number combination, what is the probability that it will be the winning combination?

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1/127,512,000

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Harijs Deksnis answered May 29, 2017

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The probability that it will be the winning combination is 1/(27C6) = 1/296010

Javier Sedano answered Jun 2, 2017

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