At a fundraiser, a school group charges $6 for tickets for a "grab bag." You choose one bill at random from a bag that contains

Question

2 years ago

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39 $1 bills, 19 $5 bills, 3 $10 bills, 7 $20 bills, and 3 $100 bills. Is it likely that you will win enough to pay for your ticket?

2 answers:

tino4ka555 [31] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-12T00:30:22+03:00

4 0

Answer:

124

Step-by-step explanation:

lutik1710 [3] · Answer 2 · 2022-08-12T02:58:24+03:00

lutik1710 [3]2 years ago

4 0

Answer:

no, the probability is only about 18%

Step-by-step explanation:

there are total of 71 bills of varying denominations in the bag

you need to select a bill that is $10 or more to cover your $6 expense; therefore, P($ ≥ 10) = 3 + 7 + 3 / 71 or 13 /71, about 18%