lotto.cpp
#include <iostream>
long double probability(unsigned numbers, unsigned picks);
int main()
{
using namespace std;
double total, choices;
cout << "Enter the total number of choices on the game card and\n"
"the number of picks allowed:\n";
while ((cin >> total >> choices) && choices <= total)
{
cout << "You have one chance in ";
cout << probability(total, choices);
cout << " of winning.\n";
cout << "Next two numbers (q to quit): ";
}
cout << "bye\n";
}
long double probability(unsigned numbers, unsigned picks)
{
long double result = 1.0;
long double n;
unsigned p;
for (n = numbers, p = picks; p > 0; n--, p--)
result = result * n / p;
return result;
}