The probability of having a winning raffle ticket is 20%. If you bought 50 tickets, how many winning tickets should you expect t

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erastova [34]

3 years ago

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The probability of having a winning raffle ticket is 20%. If you bought 50 tickets, how many winning tickets should you expect t

o have A.3 tickets B.8 tickets C.10 tickets D.20 tickets

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dem82 [27] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-20T03:50:39+03:00

dem82 [27]3 years ago

5 0

20% can be represented as 1/5.

Therefore you're expected to win 1 ticket out of every 5 you purchase. So if you purchase 50 you can expect to win 10 tickets. Therefore the answer is C.