To win at LOTTO in a certain state, one must correctly select 6 numbers from a collection of 55 numbers (onethrough 55.) The order in which the selections is made does not matter. How many different selections arepossible?
A) 28,989,675
B) 25,827,165
C) 330
D) 720

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There are 55 choices for the first number, 54 for the second, 53 for the third, and so on, down to 50 for the sixth. So, the number of different selections is 55 * 54 * 53 * 52 * 51 * 50 = 28,989,675.

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