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