Question

If there are 1,000 raffle tickets sold for a fund raiser and you buy one ticket, what's the probability that you won't win?

Answer 1

The probability would be 999/1000 that you would not win

Answer 2

Answer:
`(999)/(1000)`

Explanation:

Given: The total number of raffle tickets sold = 1,000

Number of tickets you bought = 1

Therefore, the probability that you will win is given by :-

`\text{P(win)}=\frac{\text{Number of tickets purchased by you}}{\text{Total tickets}}\\\\\Rightarrow\ \text{P(win)}=(1)/(1000)`

Now, the probability that you won't win is given by :-

`\text{P(Not win)}=1-\text{P(win)}\\\\\Rightarrow\text{P(Not win)}=1-(1)/(1000)\\\\\Rightarrow\text{P(Not win)}=(999)/(1000)`

Hence, the probability that you won't win=
`(999)/(1000)`