Lottery Probability Question: probability of exactly $x$ matching numbers

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The question follows:

"In a lottery game $6$ balls are drawn randomly from $49$ balls. If you pick $6$ different numbers:

i) What is the probability that your numbers match those drawn?

ii) What is the probability that exactly $x$ of the numbers you choose match?"

So I've done part (i) and got $$\frac{1}{\binom{49}{6}}$$ which is roughly $7.2E-10$, but I'm not sure on how to approach (ii).

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Your answer to the first question is correct.

Hint: If you match exactly $x$ of the $6$ selected numbers, you must also choose $6 - x$ of the remaining $49 - 6 = 43$ numbers.