Question

The winner of a raffle will receive a​ 21-foot outboard boat. If 6000 raffle tickets were sold and you purchased 30 ​tickets, what are the odds against your winning the​ boat?

Answer 1

The answer would be 0.5%. To get this you need to divide 30 by 6000

Answer 2

Answer: 199: 1.

Explanation:

The odds against any event is the ratio of the unfavorable outcomes to the favorable outcomes.

Given , The winner of a raffle will receive a​ 21-foot outboard boat.

Total raffle tickets were sold = 6000

Number of tickets you have = 30

We assume that the lottery was fair , then, the number of possible outcome that you will win = 30

and the number of possible outcomes that one of the others wins = 6000-30= 5970

Then, the odds against your winning the​ boat = Number of possible outcomes that one of the others wins : Number of possible outcome that you will win

= 5970: 30 = 199:1 [∵
`(5970)/(30)=(199)/(1)`]

Hence, the odds against your winning the​ boat = 199: 1.