Question

A small town’s raffle has 85 entries and 3 gift baskets that three different people could win. What is the probability of winning a gift basket if you have 1 of the entries

Answer 1

`(3)/(85)`

Explanation:

It is given that a small town’s raffle has 85 entries and 3 gift baskets that three different people could win.

Total number of entries = 85

Total number of gift baskets = 3

We need to find the probability of winning a gift basket.

`\text{Required probability}=\frac{\text{Total number of gift baskets}}{\text{Total number of entries}}`

`\text{required probability}=(3)/(85)`

Therefore, the required probability is
`(3)/(85)`.