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in a carnival drawing,a green ticket wins $1,a yellow ticket wins $5,and a blue ticket wins $10. There are 100 green tickets, 25 yellow tickets and 5 blue tickets. in simplest form, what are the odds in
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in a carnival drawing,a green ticket wins $1,a yellow ticket wins $5,and a blue ticket wins $10. There are 100 green tickets, 25 yellow tickets and 5 blue tickets. in simplest form, what are the odds in favor of winning $5 or more?

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There are 130 tickets. 30 of these tickets are worth $5 or $ 10. Therefore, 30 of these 130 tickets are worth $5 or greater. Simplying 30 / 130 gives the probability of 3 / 13 or roughly 23%.
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