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Use the formula for

nCr_nC_r

to solve. To win in the New York State lottery , one must correctly select 6 numbers from 59 numbers. The order in which the selection is made does not matter. How many different selections are possible?

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In order to solve this equation, we need to use the formula for the number of combinations, nCr_nC_r of nn things taken rr at a time.

nCr=n!(nr)!r!_nC_r=\dfrac{n!}{(n-r)!r!}

Based on the problem, we have n=59n=59 which represents the total possible lotto numbers and r=6r=6 which represents the number of lotto numbers taken.

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