A lottery involves 26 numbers, from which 5 are randomly selected without replacement. Order does not matter. a) How many possible tickets can be played? b) What is the probability that one ticket has all 5 winning numbers? a) There are possible tickets that can be played. (Type a whole number.) b) The probability that a ticket has all 5 numbers is (Type an integer or a simplified fraction.)

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A lottery involves 26 numbers, from which 5 are randomly selected without replacement. Order does not matter.
a) How many possible tickets can be played?
b) What is the probability that one ticket has all 5 winning numbers?
a) There are possible tickets that can be played.
(Type a whole number.)
b) The probability that a ticket has all 5 numbers is
(Type an integer or a simplified fraction.)
Transcribed Image Text:A lottery involves 26 numbers, from which 5 are randomly selected without replacement. Order does not matter. a) How many possible tickets can be played? b) What is the probability that one ticket has all 5 winning numbers? a) There are possible tickets that can be played. (Type a whole number.) b) The probability that a ticket has all 5 numbers is (Type an integer or a simplified fraction.)
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