Question

A GIRL CALCULATE THAT HER PROBABILITY OF WINNING THE FIRST PRIZE IN A LOTTERY IS 0.04 . IF 12000 TICKETS ARE SOLD THEN , HOW MANY TICKET HAS SHE BOUGHT?

Answer 1

HERE IS YOURS SOLUTION;

◆ Let, the tickets she had bought be x.

So, according to the question;

Probability Of winning First Prize = No. of tickets bought ÷ Total Number of tickets sold

=> 0.04 = x ÷ 12000

=> 0.04 × 12000 = x

=> 480 = x

◆ So, 480 tickets she bought ◆

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