Question

Thirty people are eligible to win cash prizes. The number of each cash award prize is shown in the table. Prizes will be given out randomly one at a time. What is the probability of the first person winning the $50 prize?

A)
1/6
B)
1/3
C)
3/4
D) 1

Answer 1

A. is the correct answer
1/6

Answer 2

The correct option is A.

Explanation:

Total number of people who are eligible to win cash prizes is 30.

From the given table it is noticed that 5 people win $50 cash prize.

The probability of the first person winning the $50 prize is

`\text{probability}=\frac{\text{Number of person who win \$50 cash prize}}{\text{Total no. of persons}}`

`\text{probability}=(5)/(30)`

`\text{probability}=(1)/(6)`

The probability of the first person winning the $50 prize is
`(1)/(6)`.

Therefore, option A is correct.