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Oregon Pick 4 In the Oregon Pick 4 lottery game, a bettor selects four numbers between 0 and 9 and any selected number can be used more than once. Winning the top prize requires that the selected numbers match those and are drawn in the same order. Do calculations for this lottery involve the combinations rule or either of the two permutation rules presented in this section? Why or why not? If not, what rule does apply?
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