对数之和为整数 \(k\),当且仅当六个数的乘积为 \(10^k\)。因为 \(10 = 2 \cdot 5\),每个选中的数都必须形如 \(2^a 5^b\),所以只能来自 \[ 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 25, 32, 40\text{。}\]
对每个数记录因数 \(2\) 的个数比因数 \(5\) 的个数多多少:\(0, 1, 2, -1, 3, 0, 4, 1, -2, 5, 2\)。乘积为 \(10\) 的幂,要求六个所选数中 \(2\) 与 \(5\) 的总指数相等,也就是这些差值之和为 \(0\)。
负差值只有 \(5\) 的 \(-1\) 和 \(25\) 的 \(-2\)。总差值为 \(0\) 的六数彩票必须同时包含两者:缺少任意一个,都没有足够的零和小正差值凑满六个数。因此另外四个数的差值之和必须为 \(3\)。差值为 \(0\) 的数有两个(\(1,10\)),差值为 \(1\) 的数有两个(\(2,20\)),差值为 \(2\) 的数有两个(\(4,40\));若使用差值至少为 \(3\) 的数,就没有足够的零差值数凑满四个。因此必须取两个差值为 \(0\) 的数、一个差值为 \(1\) 的数和一个差值为 \(2\) 的数。恰有四张有效彩票:\(\{1, 5, 10, 20, 25, 40\}\),\(\{1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 40\}\),\(\{1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 25\}\),和 \(\{1, 4, 5, 10, 20, 25\}\)。
Gamble 教授持有其中一张,而只有一张与中奖彩票相同,所以概率为 \(\dfrac14\)。
所以正确答案是 B。
English
The sum of the logarithms is an integer \(k\) exactly when the product of the six numbers is \(10^k.\) Since \(10 = 2 \cdot 5,\) each chosen number must be of the form \(2^a 5^b,\) so it comes from \[ 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 25, 32, 40. \]
For each, record the excess of factors of \(2\) over factors of \(5\): \(0, 1, 2, -1, 3, 0, 4, 1, -2, 5, 2.\) The product is a power of \(10\) only if the six chosen values have equal totals of \(2\)s and \(5\)s, i.e. their excesses sum to \(0.\)
The only negative excesses are \(-1\) for \(5\) and \(-2\) for \(25.\) A six-number ticket with total excess \(0\) must contain both: omitting either leaves too few zero and small positive excesses to reach six numbers. The other four numbers must therefore have total excess \(3.\) There are two numbers of excess \(0\) (\(1,10\)), two of excess \(1\) (\(2,20\)), and two of excess \(2\) (\(4,40\)); any number of excess at least \(3\) would leave too few zeros to complete a four-number selection. Thus we must take both excess-\(0\) numbers, one excess-\(1\) number, and one excess-\(2\) number. This gives exactly four valid tickets: \(\{1, 5, 10, 20, 25, 40\},\) \(\{1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 40\},\) \(\{1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 25\},\) and \(\{1, 4, 5, 10, 20, 25\}.\)
Professor Gamble holds one of these four, and only one matches the winning ticket, so the probability is \(\dfrac14.\)
Thus, the correct answer is B.