Question

A state lottery sells 1.5 million tickets of which 300 are prize winners. What is the probability of getting a by buying just one ticket

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Sample space = {1.5 million tickets}

n (S) = 1.5 million

= 1500000

Let A be the event of winning the lottery

A = {Prize winner}

n (A) = 300

P (A) = no. of favourable outcomes / Total no. of outcomes

= n (A) / n (S)

= 300/1500000

= 1/5000