Question

A total of 50 raffle tickets are sold for a contest to win a car. If you purchase one ticket, What are your odds against winning?

1) 49 to 1
2) 50 to 1
3) .05
4) .01

Answer 1

If you purchase one ticket in a raffle with 50 tickets sold, your odds against winning are 49 to 1.1) 49 to 1

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the odds against winning, we divide the number of tickets that didn't win (49) by the total number of tickets sold (50):

Odds against winning = Number of tickets that didn't win / Total number of tickets sold = 49 / 50 = 49 to 1

So, if you purchase one ticket, your odds against winning are 49 to 1.