Question

In the Minnesota Northstar Cash Drawing you pick five different numbers between 1 and 43. What is the probability of picking the winning combination (order does not matter)? (Round your answer to 6 decimal places.)

Answer 1

Total number of ways to choose 5 numbers between 1 and 43 = 43C5 = 43! / (5! * (43 - 5)!) = 962598

P(winning) = 1/962598 = 0.000001 (ans)