Delta-K,  Feature Articles,  Volume 36, Issue 2

Did You Know That? Against All Odds, Lotto 6/49!

Journal of the Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association

Volume 36 Issue 2, June 1999

54 – 55

Did You Know That? Against All Odds, Lotto 6/49!

Ian deGroot

The growth of lotteries in Canada has provided a source of great math connections and interesting problems involving probability and combinations that are well worth sharing with students.