THANKYOU Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 i forgot how to do the equation... but here is what im trying to figure out: if you have numbes 1-44 and the winning combination is 6 of those numbers... what is the equation to determine how many possible combinations there are? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future Droid Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 not too polished on my stats but le me think bout this one.. if it was a 1 number guess it would be 1 in 44 if it was a 2 number guess it would be 1 in 44*44 i think so try 1 in 44^6 which sould be 1 in 7,256,313,856 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THANKYOU Posted April 2, 2006 Author Share Posted April 2, 2006 you calculating odds of winning or combinations? i need to know the combinations it could be. like 1,2,3,4,5,6 is one combination. another could be 1,3,4,5,6,7 could be another. how many different combo's could there be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobsilla Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 thats how you do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EGO31 Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 calculator or google you won't win anyway sorry mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smart Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 what is the probability that a hot chick on saturday night live will say the phrase "ball the meat" and NOBODY will laugh or even snicker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuse=--action Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 It's called a factorial. And the answer is 1 in 5,082,517,000 but that's just an approximation. -fuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future Droid Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 i think it would only be a factorial if the order mattered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuse=--action Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 No, I think a factorial is good because you can't choose one number twice. But I'm not sure if a factorial includes the same combination in different orders. E.G. 1 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 1 5 Because that would be extra combinations. -fuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smart Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Originally posted by fuse=--action@Apr 1 2006, 11:53 PM And the answer is 1 in 5,082,517,000 but that's just an approximation. -fuse. Quoted post Is that for me? Because I just saw that happen... wow, what are the odds... I mean... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future Droid Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 humm yeah if there are to be no duplicates, it could be something like 1 in (44*43*42*41*40*39) i forget how to write out the series factorial thing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THANKYOU Posted April 2, 2006 Author Share Posted April 2, 2006 no the order of the numbers doesnt matter and one number can only be used once! like 1,2,3,4,5,6 would be the same winning combo as : 1,3,4,6,5,2 because its the same 6 numbers. come on people, i know one of you is smart in math Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future Droid Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 i think the last one i posted accounts for all that if not fuck it...i give up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuse=--action Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 TEASE, that's what I was saying, but i realized after posting that that is what Future Droid meant in his post. -fuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 fuckin nerds. you're all fired Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonesome Cowboy Bill Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Originally posted by Future Droid@Apr 2 2006, 12:05 AM humm yeah if there are to be no duplicates, it could be something like 1 in (44*43*42*41*40*39) i forget how to write out the series factorial thing... Quoted post I think this is the right answer.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuse=--action Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Originally posted by Lonesome Cowboy Bill+Apr 2 2006, 12:30 AM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Lonesome Cowboy Bill - Apr 2 2006, 12:30 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'> Originally posted by Future Droid@Apr 2 2006, 12:05 AM humm yeah if there are to be no duplicates, it could be something like 1 in (44*43*42*41*40*39) i forget how to write out the series factorial thing... Quoted post I think this is the right answer.. Quoted post [/b] <!--QuoteBegin-fuse=--action@Apr 1 2006, 11:53 PM It's called a factorial. And the answer is 1 in 5,082,517,000 but that's just an approximation. -fuse. Quoted post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Resurrection Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Originally posted by THANKYOU@Apr 2 2006, 04:38 AM you calculating odds of winning or combinations? i need to know the combinations it could be. like 1,2,3,4,5,6 is one combination. another could be 1,3,4,5,6,7 could be another. how many different combo's could there be? Quoted post WHATEVER THE NUMBER IS, IT AIN'T GONNA HELP YOU WIN BECAUSE THERE ARE TOO MANY COMBINATIONS. IF YOU WERE TO BUY TICKETS FOR JUST HALF OF THOSE COMBINATIONS IT WOULD COST YOU MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. THE END. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahyoulose Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 FUCKING USE COMBINATORICS!! 6! over 40! according to my scientific calc - 1 in 8.8 x 10^-46 chance basically. not going to work you have to factor the two seperate factorials - the combination of SIX numbers out of a possible 40 - check the math 12 text book (aka i am a math 12 tutor) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smart Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Originally posted by sarahyoulose@Apr 2 2006, 02:45 AM FUCKING USE COMBINATORICS!! Quoted post So... what you're saying is... ... ... DUDE! BAILOUT! MAYDAY! MAYDAY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milton Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Lotto is not a fair game (mathematically speaking). So unless this is for a highschool math project, that's all you need. Note that it is less chance than a golfer being struck by lightning while hitting a hole in one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future Droid Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Originally posted by sarahyoulose@Apr 2 2006, 07:45 AM FUCKING USE COMBINATORICS!! 6! over 40! according to my scientific calc - 1 in 8.8 x 10^-46 chance basically. not going to work you have to factor the two seperate factorials - the combination of SIX numbers out of a possible 40 - check the math 12 text book (aka i am a math 12 tutor) Quoted post no this is wrong, the chances are not that low. your mistake lies in counting the factorial all the way down from 44 when it should stop at 39. the answer isnt in the range of the -40 powers. with those kind of ods the lottery would never even get a winning number, not even in a billion year range! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALIgula Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 fuse is right...factorial......that was the shit with the exclamation point... n! ......i remember a test question like this in stats a few years ago....it was about license plates.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gat Bush Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 what a scam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ContractKiller Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 this is intresting. my and my dad figuered it out to be a GUARANTEED WIN IN THE LOTTO (only possible way) is to buy aprox. 7 billion tickets... hardly seems worth it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rattleytins Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 you're never gonna win thats how you work it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future Droid Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 Originally posted by CALIgula@Apr 2 2006, 11:50 PM fuse is right...factorial......that was the shit with the exclamation point... n! ......i remember a test question like this in stats a few years ago....it was about license plates.. Quoted post (n * n-1)! its something like this...we did it in a lower division class, and i forget the exact syntax. but yes, the lotto is a scam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuse=--action Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 Originally posted by CALIgula@Apr 2 2006, 06:50 PM fuse is right...factorial......that was the shit with the exclamation point... n! ......i remember a test question like this in stats a few years ago....it was about license plates.. Quoted post Well if that's the case, I have run into a problem with my formula. This takes ALL combinations into account, including combinations that involve the same numbers but in different orders. Taking this into account, we might want to put that factorial over 6! to eliminate these extra combinations. Not sure though. Conceptually it makes sense to me. Thereby making the answer 1 in 7,059,052. But that seems too small. -fuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GucciCondom Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 I think Bill Gates should buy 8 billion dollars worth of tickets and see if one of them wins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysBombin Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 I was just about to make that post. Ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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