Probability - tickets

What is the probability when you have 25 tickets in 5000 that you do not win the first (one) prize?

Correct answer:

p =  99.5 %

Step-by-step explanation:

p1=25/5000=2001=0.005  p=100 (1p1)=100 (10.005)=99.5%



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Math student
hello there,

I would like to ask because is not so clear at least to me, why is not 1/200 and it is 199/200 the correct solution?

Regards
Katerina

4 years ago  4 Likes




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